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Antimicrobial activity of Elaeocarpus sphaericus
Author(s) -
Singh R. K.,
Nath Gopal
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1573(199908/09)13:5<448::aid-ptr480>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , petroleum ether , microbiology and biotechnology , morganella morganii , antibacterial activity , gram negative bacteria , biology , chemistry , salmonella , bacteria , enterobacteriaceae , chromatography , biochemistry , escherichia coli , genetics , gene , extraction (chemistry)
Antibacterial activity of petroleum ether (PE), benzene (BE), chloroform (CE), acetone (AE) and ethanol (EE) extracts of dried Elaeocarpus sphaericus fruit was investigated against 28 gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria using the disc diffusion and plate dilution methods. The AE fraction showed marked antimicrobial activity against ten organisms. BE was active against Salmonella typhimurium and Morganella morganii , and EE against Plesiomonas shigelloides, Shigella flexnerii and Sh. sonneii . The alkaloids and flavonoids present in the plant appear to be of chemotherapeutic interest. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.