Research Article | Volume: 3, Issue: 11, November, 2013

Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of solvent extracts from different parts of Daucus crinitus Desf.

Mohamed Amine Abdoune Fethi Benbelaïd Abdelmounaïm Khadir Mourad Bendahou   

Open Access   

Published:  Nov 29, 2013

DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.31121
Abstract

The objective of this work was to examine the phytochemicals present in different aqueous and organic extracts from different organs of Daucus crinitus Desf. and to evaluate their antimicrobial activity. Phytochemical screening was done to characterize the secondary metabolites in various solvent extracts, and antimicrobial activity was evaluated by agar disk diffusion and broth microdilution to determine inhibition zone diameters and MICs. A remarkable antimicrobial effect was observed in organic extracts of stems and seeds (MIC = 0.31-0.83 mg/ml on S. aureus, B. cereus, and C. albicans) containing many phytochemical families such as coumarins, flavonoids, reducing sugars, steroids, tannins, and terpenes. Daucus crinitus may be a good source of bioactive molecules endowed with antimicrobial activity.


Keyword:     Daucus crinitus solvent extracts phytochemical screening antimicrobial activity.


Citation:

Mohamed Amine Abdoune, Fethi Benbelaïd, Abdelmounaïm Khadir, Mourad Bendahou., Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of solvent extracts from different parts of Daucus crinitus Desf. App Pharm Sci, 2013; 3 (11): 117-121.

Copyright:The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

HTML Full Text

Reference

Article Metrics
369 Views 15 Downloads 384 Total

Year

Month

Related Search

By author names