ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF MARINE MACRO ALGAE AMPHIROA ANCEPS USING THREE SOLVENT EXTRACTS
AbstractThe antibacterial activity and phytochemical screening of red algae Amphiroa anceps were using three different solvents like aqueous, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts. The phytochemical screening of macroalgae showed the presence of flavonoids and terpenoids in methanol and ethyl acetate extract. The aqueous extract of Amphiroa anceps observed only tannins. The eight human pathogenic bacteria like Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris, Klebsiella sp, Pseudomonous aeruginosa, Spreptococcus sps, Enterobacter sps and Neisseria sps used for the antibacterial activity. The highest zone of inhibition was recorded in ethyl acetate extract of the Amphiroa ance against the bacteria Enterobacter sp.
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9
605-608
396
1502
English
IJP
E. Shiney *, M. Reginald and J. I. Wilsy
Department of Botany and Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India.
shineyelias1@gmail.com
15 July 2014
18 August 2014
28 August 2014
http://dx.doi.org/10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.1(9).605-08
01 September 2014