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VOL. 6, ISSUE 3 (2021)
Antibacterial potentials of Abroma Augusta L. extractives
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Shahla Hosseini, Tanzima Yeasmin, Sayed Rizwan A
Abstract
Purpose: Antibiotic resistance is a global threat and also one of the major public health challenges at present time. About 2.8 million people have an antibiotic-resistant infection in the U.S. Generally our population used medicinal plants, which drawn attention, that could be an outstanding source of drugs to fight off this problem. This study is paying an attention to exploring the antimicrobial properties of Abroma Augusta are used as traditional medicine. Methods: The chloroform and methanol extracts of the flowers, leaves, root bark, root wood, seeds, stem bark and stem wood of Abroma Augusta were tested for their antibacterial potentials against 13 bacteria (6 Gram-positive and 7 Gram negative).Except the flower extract all other extracts offered activity against these pathogenic bacteria. Result: According to the intensity of activity against the selected bacteria the A. Augusta extracts could be arranged in descending order of stem wood>root bark>leaf>root wood>stem bark>seed extract. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of the chloroform extract of root wood of A. Augusta were 128 µg/ml against S. sonnei, 64 µg/ml against S. dysenteriae and 32 µg/ml against S. - β –haemolyticus. Conclusion: The present finding showed that the usefulness of different parts of A. Augusta plant extracts as natural antimicrobials and suggested the possibility of employing them in drugs for the treatment of infectious diseases.
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Pages:05-10
How to cite this article:
Shahla Hosseini, Tanzima Yeasmin, Sayed Rizwan A "Antibacterial potentials of <em>Abroma Augusta L.</em> extractives ". International Journal of Biology Research, Vol 6, Issue 3, 2021, Pages 05-10
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