Open AccessAntibacterial Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Terminalia catappa, Momordica charantia and Acalypha wilkesiana on Escherichia coli Isolated from Pediatrics
Author(s) -
Ajenifuja Oluwafemi Adeyemi,
Ajibade Victor Adeyinka,
Fajilade Temilade Olawande
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pakistan journal of scientific and industrial research. series b: biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.117
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2223-2567
pISSN - 2221-6421
DOI - 10.52763/pjsir.biol.sci.58.2.2015.72.76
Subject(s) - momordica , terminalia , agar dilution method , antibacterial activity , chemistry , potency , traditional medicine , minimum inhibitory concentration , medicine , antimicrobial , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , organic chemistry , genetics , in vitro
Antibacterial activity of aqueous extract of Terminalia catappa, Momordica charantia and Acalypha wilkesiana was investigated against Escherichia coli isolated from pediatrics with the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 0.5mg/mL by agar dilution technique. The antibacterial potency of the extracts as evaluated by broth dilution technique, showed diameter of inhibition zone of 22.80 mm, 14.20 mm and 21.00 mm at a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL for T. catappa, M. charantia and A. wilkesiana, respectively. The antibacterial effect of T. catappa was found to be more pronounced with its plausible use for the treatment of infections caused by E. coli.