ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF TABEBUIA ROSEA (FLOWERS)

Authors

  • S. Solomon Department of Chemistry, Periyar E.V.R.College (Autonomous), Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • N. Muruganantham 2. Department of Chemistry, Roever Engineering College, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.
  • M. Senthamilselvi Government Arts College, Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Keywords:

Antimicrobial effect, S. typhi, E. coli, E. facecalis, B. cereus, C. lunata and C. albicans, flowers of Tabebuia rosea.

Abstract

A large number of medicinal plants are claimed to be useful in treating skin diseases in all traditional system of medicine. The present study was carried out to investigate the antimicrobial effect of the sample isolated from the ethylacetate fraction of flowers of Tabebuia rosea. This compound was shown to possess antimicrobial activity against bacteria and fungi, viz. Four bacterial strains were S. typhi, E. coli, E. facecalis, B. cereus and two fungal strains C. lunata and C. albicans by using disc diffusion method. The anti bacterial activity of the compound isolated from ethyl acetate fraction is almost comparable with standard solvent control Chloromphenicol. The anti fungal activity is almost comparable with standard solvent control Fucanazole.

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Published

2016-03-15

How to Cite

S. Solomon, Muruganantham, N. ., & M. Senthamilselvi. (2016). ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF TABEBUIA ROSEA (FLOWERS). International Journal of Research and Development in Pharmacy & Life Sciences, 5(2), 2018-2022. Retrieved from https://ijrdpl.com/index.php/ijrdpl/article/view/214

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 2 (2016): Volume 5 Issue 2, February - March (2016)

Section

Research
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