A Comparative Study of Antimicrobial Activity of Curcuma amada and Alpinia galanga of Zingiberaceae Family
Corresponding Author(s) : M. Rama Rao
ramaraomalla@rediffmail.com; rrmalla@gitam.edu
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 20 No. 7 (2008): Vol 20 Issue 7
Abstract
The antimicrobial activity of different solvent extracts of Curcuma amada and Alpinia galanga against gram positive and gram negative bacteria and some fungal strains was studied. The results showed that the broad spectrum of activity against all tested microorganisms. The total phenolics of C. amada are ranging from 29.0 to 59.5 and A. galanga from 28.4 to 56.5 mg GAE per g of dry weight.
Keywords
Antimicrobial activity
Curcuma amada
Alpinia galanga
Total phenolics
Rama Rao, M., Bhaskar Reddy, I., Raja Gopal, S., Bhaskar, D., & Ramana, T. (2010). A Comparative Study of Antimicrobial Activity of Curcuma amada and Alpinia galanga of Zingiberaceae Family. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20(7), 5293–5300. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/12947
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