Antibacterial activity on Citrullus colocynthis Leaf extract

Studies on the antibacterial activities of the leaf extract of Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae), a medicinal plant used for the treatment of various ailments was carried out using agar disc diffusion technique. The results revealed that the crude acetone extract exhibited antibacterial activiti...

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Autores principales: gowri, S. Shyamala, Priyavardhini, S., Vasantha, K., Umadevi, M.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557336
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author gowri, S. Shyamala
Priyavardhini, S.
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Umadevi, M.
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description Studies on the antibacterial activities of the leaf extract of Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae), a medicinal plant used for the treatment of various ailments was carried out using agar disc diffusion technique. The results revealed that the crude acetone extract exhibited antibacterial activities against Pseudomonas aeruginosa with zones of inhibition measuring 14.0mm. The chloroform leaf extract exhibited no antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. The minimum inhibitory concentration for the chloroform extract was 4.0mm for Escherichia coli.
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spelling pubmed-33362982012-04-27 Antibacterial activity on Citrullus colocynthis Leaf extract gowri, S. Shyamala Priyavardhini, S. Vasantha, K. Umadevi, M. Anc Sci Life Original Article Studies on the antibacterial activities of the leaf extract of Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae), a medicinal plant used for the treatment of various ailments was carried out using agar disc diffusion technique. The results revealed that the crude acetone extract exhibited antibacterial activities against Pseudomonas aeruginosa with zones of inhibition measuring 14.0mm. The chloroform leaf extract exhibited no antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. The minimum inhibitory concentration for the chloroform extract was 4.0mm for Escherichia coli. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2009 /pmc/articles/PMC3336298/ /pubmed/22557336 Text en Copyright: © Ancient Science of Life http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Vasantha, K.
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Antibacterial activity on Citrullus colocynthis Leaf extract
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title_fullStr Antibacterial activity on Citrullus colocynthis Leaf extract
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title_short Antibacterial activity on Citrullus colocynthis Leaf extract
title_sort antibacterial activity on citrullus colocynthis leaf extract
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22557336
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