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Deferred Growth Inhibition Assay to Quantify the Effect of Bacteria-derived Antimicrobials on Competition
Published on: September 3, 2016
Anti bacterials from boerhaavia diffusa
H Gopal1, S Vasanth, J H Mebel
1Captain Srinivasan Murti Drug research Institute for Ayurveda, Arumbakkam, Madras 600 106, Loyola college, Madras 600 034, India.
Abstract:
The chloroform and alcohol extracts of e plats were screened against six bacteria viz staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia Coli, proteus mirablis, salmonella typhimurium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella a aerogenes. Benzene-ethyl acetate (4:1) eluate of chloroform extract sowed activity against E.Coli, S.typhimurium and P.aeruginosa. The nbutanol extract of alcohol extract was active against P. mirablis and S. typhimurium. A phenolic compound isolated fro the above fraction exhibited activity against P. mirablis only.
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