Antibacterial Activities of Aqueous Extracts of Terminalia catappa, Momordica charantia and Acalypha wilkesiana on Escherichia coli Isolated from Pediatrics | Zendy

Ajenifuja Oluwafemi Adeyemi | Zendy; Ajibade Victor Adeyinka | Zendy; Fajilade Temilade Olawande | Zendy

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Antibacterial 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 -

biological sciences - pjsir

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.

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