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Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts from Different Parts of Amaranthus mangostanus

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.14477
Ya Zhang
College of Biosafety Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, P.R. China
Pin Su
College of Biosafety Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, P.R. China
Huang Huang
College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, P.R. China
Shuangqing Liu
College of Biosafety Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, P.R. China
Xiaolan Liao
College of Biosafety Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Xiaolan Liao

liaoxiaolan88@yahoo.com.cn

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 25 No. 11 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 11

Abstract

Amaranthus mangostanus is a green vegetable which is also used as sudorific, febrifuge, emollient, lactogogue and a specific treatment for colic. This study was aimed to determine antibacterial and antifungal activities of the methanol, dichloromethane, petroleum ether and ethyl acetate extracts from different parts of A. mangostanus against microbes that cause plant or human diseases and food contamination. At concentrations ranging from 40-100 mg/mL, ethyl acetate extracts from leaves and stems exhibited concentration-dependent inhibition against Pseudomonas solanacearum Smith, Acidovorax avenae subsp. A. Citrulli, Rhizoctonia solani, Colletotrichum capsici (syd.) Butl, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus cereus and Escherichia coli, but not Magnaporthe grisea, Alternaria alternata Keissler, Phytophtora parasitica var. nicotianae Tucker and Fusarium graminearum Sehw., with MIC values of 519-713 and 463-697 mg/mL, respectively, whereas the ethyl acetate extract from roots only showed antibacterial activity against P. solanacearum Smith with an MIC of 815 mg/mL. Ethyl acetate extracts from leaves and stems also showed inhibitory effect on the fungus R. solani, with MICs of 686 and 734 mg/mL, respectively. Consequently the information on the antimicrobial functions of the extracts can shed light on the discovery of natural products for management of plant and human infectious diseases.

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Amaranthus mangostanus extracts Antimicrobial activity
Zhang, Y., Su, P., Huang, H., Liu, S., & Liao, X. (2013). Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts from Different Parts of Amaranthus mangostanus. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 25(11), 6311–6315. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2013.14477
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