Phytochemical and Antibacterial Activity of Calotropis Procera (ait.) R. Br. Flowers
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Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of chloroform, acetone and methanolic extracts of Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br. (Asclepiadaceae) flowers were tested against various pathogens such as Salmonella paratyphi, S. paratyphi A, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus thuringiensis, Proteus mirabilis, Proteus vulgaris, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Phytochemical screening recorded positive results for alkaloids, tannins, steroids, glycosides, saponins, phenols and flavonoids. Among which flavonoids and steroids showed maximum degree of precipitation. Negative results are obtained for fixed oils. Maximum antibacterial activity was showed against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis. M. RAMA PRABHA Department of Botany,Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore – 641 043, Tamilnadu, India.
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