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Antibacterial activity of various leaf extracts of Merremia emarginata
E K Elumalai1, M Ramachandran, T Thirumalai
1P.G. and Research Department of Zoology, Physiology Wing, Voorhees College, Vellore-632001(T.N.), India.
Objective:
To investigate the antibacterial activity and phytochemical screening of the aqueous, methanol and petroleum ether leaf extracts of Merremia emarginata (M. emarginata).
Methods:
The antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of M. emarginata were evaluated by agar well diffusion method against four selected bacterial species.
Results:
The presence of tannins, flavonoids, amino acids, starch, glycosides and carbohydrates in the different leaf extracts was established. The methanol extract was more effective against Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli, whereas aqueous extract was more effective against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Conclusions:
: The results in the present study suggest that M. emarginata leaf can be used in treating diseases caused by the tested organisms.
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