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| Title: | Antimicrobial effectiveness of Vitex negundo leaf extracts |
| Authors: | Mohanraj, S
Vanathi, P
Sowbarniga, N
Saravanan, D |
| Keywords: | Antimicrobial effectiveness
Bending rigidity
Cotton
Perspiration
Vitex negundo
Zone inhibition test |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Methanol and water extracts of the leaves
obtained from Vitex negundo plant
have been applied on to the textile materials and its antimicrobial
effectiveness is assessed against Gram negative and Gram positive bacteria. Extracts
of Vitex negundo leaves show
antimicrobial efficacy even after multiple washes of the samples and, against
perspirations of both acidic and alkaline pH
values without any significant increase in the fabric stiffness. Samples
treated by exhaustion method exhibit the bactericidal effect while
microcapsules treated samples exhibit the bacteriostat effect. The extracts of
leaves can potentially be used for controlling the proliferation of microbes
and for finishing of fabrics for antimicrobial effectiveness. |
| Page(s): | 389-392 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1025 (Online); 0971-0426 (Print) |
| Source: | IJFTR Vol.37(4) [December 2012]
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