In Vitro Anti-Oxidant and Anti-Microbial Potentiality Investigation of Different Fractions of Caryota urens Leaves

is a member of the Arecaceae family and a common plant in the Southeast Asian region. This plant has been reported as an anti-microbial agent in recent years. Thus, we aimed to find out the MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) against different pathogenic microorganism. The leaves of were extracte...

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Published in:Biomedicines 2016-07, Vol.4 (3), p.17
Main Authors: Azam, Shofiul, Mahmud, Md Kayes, Naquib, Md Hamza, Hossain, Saad Mosharraf, Alam, Mohammad Nazmul, Uddin, Md Josim, Sajid, Irfan, Hossain, Muhammad Sazzad, Karim, Md Salimul, Hasan, Md Ali
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Summary:is a member of the Arecaceae family and a common plant in the Southeast Asian region. This plant has been reported as an anti-microbial agent in recent years. Thus, we aimed to find out the MIC (minimum inhibitory concentration) against different pathogenic microorganism. The leaves of were extracted and fractioned using different reagents (chloroform, -hexane and carbon tetrachloride). Disc diffusion method was implemented for the assessment of in vitro anti-microbial potency (500 and 250 µg/disc). The entire fraction showed good effect (with the zone of inhibition 19-25 mm) against both gram positive ( , , , ) and gram negative ( , , , ) bacterial pathogens and fungal strains ( , ). The plants also possess effective free radical scavenging potency with an IC of 130.32 µg/mL. This finding reflects a link between the presence of anti-oxidative material and a substantial anti-microbial activity, and substantiates all previous claims against .
ISSN:2227-9059
2227-9059
DOI:10.3390/biomedicines4030017