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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Antibacterial effect of edible plant extract on Escherichia coli 0157:H7
Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, Volume 5, No. 4, Year 2006
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Sixteen preparation of the ethanol and aqueous extracts of four edible plants, Entada africana (bark), Terminalia avicennoides (bark), Mitragyna stipulosa (bark) Lannae acida (stem bark) were screened for their inhibitory effects on ten strains of E coli 0157:H7 (EHEC) using the agar diffusion method. It was shown that ethanol extracts of Entanda africana inhibited all the ten strains used, some extracts showed variable antibacterial activities while some others could not cause any inhibition. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the potent extracts ranged from 1.56mg/ml to 50.00mg/ml while the minimum bacteriocidal concentration (MBC) was between 6.25mg/ml to 25.00mg/ml. Pytochemical screening of the extracts revealed that all contained saponin. Some showed presence of tannins and glycosides while alkaloid was not detected in all samples. © Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2006.
Authors & Co-Authors
Aboaba, Olusimbo O.
Nigeria, Lagos
University of Lagos
Smith, Stella I.
Nigeria, Yaba
Nigerian Institute of Medical Research
Olude, F. O.
Nigeria, Lagos
University of Lagos
Statistics
Citations: 169
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3923/pjn.2006.325.327
ISSN:
16805194