Antimicrobial Activity of Seeds of Abrus precatorius Linn
Corresponding Author(s) : J. Raveendra Reddy
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 21 No. 2 (2009): Vol 21 Issue 2
Abstract
In vitro studies of seeds of Abrus precatorius Linn were carried out, which includes determination of antimicrobial activity by different methods like cylindrical plate method and turbidimetric method. Determination of antibacterial activity by using the following strains of gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and gram negative (Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhi). In addition to this antifungal activity is also carried out by using the following strains of Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans by using sabourand dextrose broth.
Keywords
Antimicrobial activity
Abrus precatorius Linn.
Sreeramulu, J., Raveendra Reddy, J., Padmanabha Reddy, Y., & Geethavani, M. (2010). Antimicrobial Activity of Seeds of Abrus precatorius Linn. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 21(2), 1630–1632. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/18877
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