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Antimicrobial activity of some Ganoderma species from Nigeria
Author(s) -
Ofodile L. N.,
Uma N. U.,
Kokubun T.,
Grayer R. J.,
Ogundipe O. T.,
Simmonds M. S. J.
Publication year - 2005
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/ptr.1641
Subject(s) - antimicrobial , ganoderma , petroleum ether , bacillus subtilis , biology , chloroform , traditional medicine , botany , chemistry , ganoderma lucidum , food science , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , chromatography , medicine , genetics , extraction (chemistry)
The crude n ‐hexane:diethyl ether, chloroform:acetone and methanol extracts of four species of Ganoderma ( Ganoderma colossum (Fr.) C. F. Baker, G. resinaceum Boud., G. lucidum ( cf. ) (Curtis) P. Karst. and G. boninense ( cf. ) Pat . ), from Nigeria, were tested for antimicrobial activity. The three solvent extracts of all the species of Ganoderma were active against Pseudomonas syringae and Bacillus subtilis , whereas none of the extracts were active against Cladosporium herbarum . Preliminary thin layer chromatography chemical tests on these extracts of Ganoderma showed that they contained compounds that stained blue–violet and blue or green when sprayed with anisaldehyde–sulphuric acid or Dragendorff, respectively. The profile of compounds in the extracts showed some variation among the four species. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.