Open AccessIn-vitro antimicrobial activity of ethyl acetate extract of two common edible mushrooms
Author(s) -
Debendra Nath Roy,
Abul Kalam Azad,
Farzana Sultana,
Abu Syed Md Anisuzzaman
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of phytopharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-480X
DOI - 10.31254/phyto.2016.5207
Subject(s) - ethyl acetate , antimicrobial , pleurotus ostreatus , nystatin , food science , minimum inhibitory concentration , chemistry , mycelium , pleurotus , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , traditional medicine , mushroom , biology , antibiotics , botany , chromatography , medicine , genetics
Ethyl acetate extracts of the reishi (Ganoderma lucidum) and oyster (Pleurotus ostreatus) mushrooms were tested for their in vitro growth inhibitory activity against a panel of microorganisms of reference strains. Antimicrobial effects of both mushrooms were monitored in the dose of 400 micro gm /disc by disc diffusion method using five Gram-positive bacteria, five Gram-negative bacteria and three fungi as well. Present study showed that ethyl acetate extract of Pleurotus ostreatus has moderate and Ganoderma lucidum has only mild antibacterial effect in comparison with standard Kanamycin (30 gm. /disc). However, both mushrooms had no antifungal activity on the experimental fungi compared with standard drug Nystatin at the dose of 30 gm. /disc.