Phytochemial screening and anti-microbial activity of Mangrove Gum against some Pathogens.
Methanolic crude extracts of the gray mangrove Avicenna marina gum was evaluated for its antimicrobial activity and phytochemial screening. The results have shown that the extract attempt to inhibit the growth of six species of Bacteria and fungus which were Bacteria, Bacillus subtilis, , Escherichia coli , Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in addition to Fungus, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans . The methanol extract of gum has significant effect on bacteria and fungus with inhibition zones ranging from 13 to 26mm and 12 to 15 mm respectively whereas it showed no antimicrobial activity against all microorganisms with aqueous extract. The results of the qualitative photochemical analysis of the extract showed that the extract contains more amounts of Terpenoids and Saponins as compared to the concentrations of Steroids and Flavonoids whereas alkaloids, Coumarins, tannis and Anthraquinones are not found in the extract.
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| Format: | Book/Monograph/Conference Proceedings biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Biological Oceanography, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Red Sea University
2015
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| Subjects: | Phytochemical, Antimicrobial activities, Mangrove gum, Mangroves, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/6800 |
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