Study on the Antimicrobial Activity of Ethanolic Extract of the Fruits of Solanum Torvum and its Phytochemical Analysis by GC-MS
M. S. Mohamed Jaabir*, R. Vigneshwaran, T. Md. Ehtisham Ul Hassan and S. Senthil kumar
Department of Biotechnology, Jamal Mohamed College (Auto), Tiruchirappalli - 620020 India.
Abstract:
The objective of the study is to screen for antimicrobial activity of the ethanolic extract of Solanum torvum and to study its phytochemical composition. The ethanolic extract of the fruit of Solanum torvum was tested against six bacterial (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and two fungal (Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans) species. Results reveal significant levels of antibacterial activity on the four tested bacteria but there was no antifungal activity among the fungus tested. GC-MS analysis of the extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids and certain fatty acids like palmitic and oleic acids.
Keywords:Solanum torvum; antimicrobial activity; GC-MS; phytochemical analysis
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