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In-vitro Antimicrobial Activities of Pongamia glabra and Phyllanthus niruri


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1 Department of Zoology, Yadava College, Madurai, India
2 Post Graduate Research Department of Zoology, Thiyagarajar College, Madurai, India
3 Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Pachaiyappa’s College for Men, Kanchipuram, India
 

The antibacterial and antifungal activities of chloroform, ethanol, acetone and aqueous extracts of Pongamia glabra and Phyllanthus niruri leaves were screened. In antibacterial activity assay followed by standard disc diffusion method against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus and Enterobacter aerogens. Among the all the treatments, chloroform extract of P. glabra showed the highest activity against bacterial and fungal strains. Chloroform extract of P. glabra showed the presence of phalobatannin, saponin, flavanoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, alkaloids, steroids and aminoacids. P. niruri leaf extract showed the presence of tannin, phlobatannin, flavanoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, steroids and aminoacids.

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Pongamia glabra, Phyllanthus niruri, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Phytochemicals.
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Authors

N. Mahalakshmi
Department of Zoology, Yadava College, Madurai, India
S. Dhanasekaran
Department of Zoology, Yadava College, Madurai, India
C. Ravi
Post Graduate Research Department of Zoology, Thiyagarajar College, Madurai, India
S. Lingathurai
Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Pachaiyappa’s College for Men, Kanchipuram, India

Abstract


The antibacterial and antifungal activities of chloroform, ethanol, acetone and aqueous extracts of Pongamia glabra and Phyllanthus niruri leaves were screened. In antibacterial activity assay followed by standard disc diffusion method against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Micrococcus luteus and Enterobacter aerogens. Among the all the treatments, chloroform extract of P. glabra showed the highest activity against bacterial and fungal strains. Chloroform extract of P. glabra showed the presence of phalobatannin, saponin, flavanoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, alkaloids, steroids and aminoacids. P. niruri leaf extract showed the presence of tannin, phlobatannin, flavanoids, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, steroids and aminoacids.

Keywords


Pongamia glabra, Phyllanthus niruri, Antibacterial, Antifungal, Phytochemicals.

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