Vol. 5 (05) pp. 1246-1250 DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4239

EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CISSUS ARISTATA BLUME AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA.

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Abstract

The antibacterial activity on dried root and stem of Cissus aristata were evaluated on strains like Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. Petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanol were used for the present study. The invitro antibacterial activity was performed by agar disc diffusion method. The study reveals that the plant extracts showed varying degree of antibacterial activities against these bacterial strains. The activities of these three extracts were compared with that of one standard antibiotic (Gentamicin). Stem extracts are highly significant against Staphylococcus aureus and not against Klebsiella pneumoniae. Chloroform root extract is significant against Klebsiella pneumoniae but not against Staphylococcus aureus. A preliminary phytochemical screening was conducted on the plant extracts using standard qualitative procedures that revealed the presence of the secondary metabolites like alkaloids, tannins (condensed), flavanoids, phytosterols, triterpenoid, lactones, volatile oil and saponin.

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Alina K Sebastian and Anto P V. (2017); EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CISSUS ARISTATA BLUME AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA., Int. J. of Adv. Res., 5 (05), 1246-1250, ISSN 2320-5407. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4239

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Alina K Sebastian
Master of Science, St Thomas' College (Autonomous), Thrissur
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