ANTIBACTERIAL POTENTIAL OF GLORY LILY, GLORIOSA SUPERBA LINN.
Journal Title: International Research Journal of Pharmacy (IRJP) - Year 2011, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
The successive Soxhlet extract of Gloriosa superba, L. (Liliaceae) was extracted using acetone, dichloromethane, chloroform and methanol in ascending order of the polarity. The extracts were investigated for their antibacterial activity against two Gram positive bacteria Streptococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecalis and two Gram negative bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus mirabilis by using disc diffusion method. Among the four extracts tested, acetone extract had effective antibacterial potential, followed by methanol extract at 25 and 100% concentration against Enterococcus faecalis. The acetone extract showed greater activity against Gram-positive than against Gram-negative organisms. The study confirms the antibacterial potential of Gloriosa superba leaves extracted using various solvents, and is therefore, a potential drug that requires further studies and development.
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Rehana Haroon , N. Nagarajan
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