Open AccessPHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING AND IN VITRO ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF CISSUS SETOSA ROXB.
Author(s) -
Jayachitra Chinnamaruthu,
K. Karthika,
S. Paulsamy,
Abstr Act
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international research journal of pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-8407
DOI - 10.7897/2230-8407.04935
Subject(s) - phytochemical , traditional medicine , antimicrobial , in vitro , biology , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry
Preliminary phytochemical screening and evaluation of in vitro antimicrobial activity of aerial parts of methanolic extract of the traditional medicinal herb, Cissus setosa were carried out. The results of the study report the presence of almost all major secondary metabolites except alkaloids in the extract. The strong antibacterial inhibition was noted against the gram positive bacteria, Micrococcus luteus (10 mm / 500 µg of sample) and strong antifungal inhibition was noted against the species, Candida parapsilopsis (10 mm / 1500 µg of sample)