Open AccessANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF FRUIT, SEED AND ROOT EXTRACTS OF CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS PLANT
Author(s) -
Basma Hosny Abd El Hameed,
Qurban Ali,
MM Hafeez,
Anjali Malik
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
biological and clinical sciences research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2958-4728
pISSN - 2708-2261
DOI - 10.54112/bcsrj.v2020i1.33
Subject(s) - citrullus colocynthis , citrullus , biology , antimicrobial , antifungal , gram , traditional medicine , pulp (tooth) , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , horticulture , botany , medicine , genetics , pathology
Gastrointestinal, skin, pulmonary and cardiovascular problems have been reported all over the world on massive scale. The treatment of these problems has become tough due to genetically modified bacterial strains and fungal infections. The present studied was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial activities of Citrullus colocynthis plant extract. The ethanolic extract of dried fruit pulp, seed, and root was evaluated with respect to anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. The anti-microbial profile studied against four bacterial strains (2 Gram negative and 2 Gram positive) while anti-fungal profile studied against four fungal species. All the bacterial and fungal strains used in the study showed sensitivities against the respective extracts. The zones of inhibition ranged between 7 mm to 23 mm, and 6 mm to 23 mm in against bacterial and fungal strains, respectively. The extract of seed found to be less effective against both the organisms. It was suggested from our study that the extract of Citrullus colocynthis may be used in medicines to cure bacterial diseases.