Antimicrobial Activity of Leaf Extracts of Achyranthes aspera Linn.
Corresponding Author(s) : V. RAMASAMY
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 20 No. 1 (2008): Vol 20 Issue 1
Abstract
Solvent leaf extracts of Achyranthes aspera Linn. was tested for its antibacterial and antifungal activities against the organisms, E. coli, Enterobacter sp. P. aeruginosa, P. vulgaris, S. aureus, Klebsiella sp. Salmonella sp. Shigella sp. Trichophyton mentagrophytes, T. rubrum, T. tonsurans, Aspergillus sp. E. floccosum. C. neoformans and Candida albicans. In the present study, maximum inhibitory activity was observed in diethyl ether extract against all the bacterial and fungal species.
Keywords
Achyranthes aspera
Solvent extraction
Antibacterial and Antifungal activity
SARAVANAN, P., RAMASAMY, V., & SHIVAKUMAR, T. (2010). Antimicrobial Activity of Leaf Extracts of Achyranthes aspera Linn. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 20(1), 823–825. Retrieved from https://asianpubs.org/index.php/ajchem/article/view/19504
Download Citation
Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS)BibTeX