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| Title: | Antimicrobial studies on the extracts of Cocculus hirsutus Linn. and Hyptis suaveolens Poit. |
| Authors: | Satish, V
Ravichandrian, V D
Gavani, Usha
Paarakh, Padmaa M |
| Keywords: | Antimicrobial activity
Cocculus hirsutus
Hyptis suaveolens
Disc diffusion method
Leaves
Phytochemical screening |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8— A61K 36/00, A61P 31/00 |
| Abstract: | Extracts of Cocculus hirsutus Linn. and Hyptis suaveolens Poit. were screened
for their in vitro antimicrobial
activity by agar disc diffusion method. The antimicrobial activity of petroleum
ether, chloroform, methanol and aqueous extracts of the leaves of these plants
were studied using Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia
coli, Serratia marcescens and Aspergillus flavus as test
organisms. Petroleum ether extracts of C. hirsutus and H. suaveolens were found to be more effective
against Escherichia coli and Serratia
marcescens and Aspergillus flavus,
respectively when compared to other extracts of both the plants. Phytochemical
screening of the petroleum ether extract of C. hirsutus and H. suaveolens revealed the presence of alkaloids and
steroids, respectively which suggests that these phytoconstituents may be
responsible for their antimicrobial activity. |
| Page(s): | 49-52 |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.1(1) [March 2010]
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