Antibacterial activities of the seed extracts of some indigenous plants

Authors

  • Raufun Patoary Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205
  • Omar Ali Mondal Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205
  • Ataur Rahman Khan Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205
  • Wahedul Islam Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v38i2.21335

Keywords:

Antibacterial activity, Indigenous plants, Seed extracts

Abstract

The chloroform and methanol extracts of seed and seed coat of Caesalpinia bonduc L., Mucuna pruriens L., Adenanthera pavonina L., Terminalia bellirica Geatn., Syzygium cumini L. and Myristica fragrans Houtt. were tested against 14 pathogenic bacteria. According to the intensity of activity against the selected bacteria the extracts could be arranged in a descending order of M. fragrans > A. pavonina > S. cumini > C. bonduc > M. pruriens > T. dbelerica. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of the chloroform extract of seed of Syzygium cumini were 128 ?g/ml against Bacillus cereus and 64 ?g/ml against S. aureus. For the methanol extract the MIC values were 128 ?g/ml against B. cereus, Shigella dysenteriae and 64 ?g/ml against B. megaterium, S. aureus and S. sonnei.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v38i2.21335

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol. 38, No. 2, 119-125, 2014

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Published

2014-12-28

How to Cite

Patoary, R., Mondal, O. A., Khan, A. R., & Islam, W. (2014). Antibacterial activities of the seed extracts of some indigenous plants. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 38(2), 119–125. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v38i2.21335

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Vol. 38 No. 2 (2014)

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