Antimicrobial activity of <i>n</i>-hexane and Ethyl acetate extracts of <i>Erythrina stricta</i> Roxb

Authors

  • Mohammad Musarraf Hussain Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali
  • M Mizanur Rahman Mughal Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali
  • Md Masud Alam Department of Microbiology, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali
  • Mohammad Golam Dastagir Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • AHM Masum Billah Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • M Ismail Department of Chemistry, University of Dhaka, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v27i2.9176

Keywords:

Erythrina stricta, Fabaceae, Antimicrobial activities, Cytotoxicity observation.

Abstract

The crude n-hexane and ethyl acetate extract of the stem bark of E. stricta were subjected to microbiological investigation and were found to be significantly inhibitory to microbial growth, with the average zone of inhibition 12–17 and 10–16 mm, respectively. In the cytotoxic observation, the n-hexane and ethyl acetate extracts were found to show LC50 of 2.1 and 0.316 mg/ml respectively.

Key words: Erythrina stricta; Fabaceae; Antimicrobial activities; Cytotoxicity observation.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v27i2.9176

BJM 2010; 27(2): 65-66

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Hussain, M. M., Mughal, M. M. R., Alam, M. M., Dastagir, M. G., Billah, A. M., & Ismail, M. (2011). Antimicrobial activity of <i>n</i>-hexane and Ethyl acetate extracts of <i>Erythrina stricta</i> Roxb. Bangladesh Journal of Microbiology, 27(2), 65–66. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjm.v27i2.9176

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2010)

Section

Short Communications