?ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF EUPHOR- BIA HETEROPHYLLA LINN (FAMILY - EUPHORBIACEAE)

Authors

  • Falodun A Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
  • E O P Agbakwuru Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
  • G C Ukoh Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Keywords:

Key words: Euphorbia heterophylla, Extracts, Antibacterial activity.

Abstract

Dried leaves of Euphorbia heterophylla were used for
extraction with three different solvents namely petroleum
ether (60-80°C), butanol and ethanol. An in vitro antibacte-
rial activity of the plant extracts were evaluated using the
agar-diffusion method. The butanolic extract exhibited
marked inhibitory action on the growth of Escherichia coli,
NCTC 10418, Staphylococcus aureus NCTC 6571, Pseudomo-
nas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bacillus subtilis
at 100 mg/ml.

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Published

2003-12-22

How to Cite

A, F., Agbakwuru, E. O. P., & Ukoh, G. C. (2003). ?ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF EUPHOR- BIA HETEROPHYLLA LINN (FAMILY - EUPHORBIACEAE). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 46(6), 471–472. Retrieved from http://biostaging.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1704

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 6 (2003): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

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