Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts
Medicinal plants play an important role in the field of natural products and human health care system. Chemical constituents present in the various parts of the plants can resist to parasitic attack by using several defense mechanisms. One such mechanism is the synthesis of antimicrobial compound. C...
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| author | Tauseef shaikh Rukhsana A. Rub S. Sasikumar |
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| description | Medicinal plants play an important role in the field of natural products and human health care system. Chemical constituents present in the various parts of the plants can resist to parasitic attack by using several defense mechanisms. One such mechanism is the synthesis of antimicrobial compound. Cichorium intybus is one of the important medicinal plants which belong to Asteraceae family. In the present work, antimicrobial screening of C. intybus seed extract was studied by agar well diffusion assay by using aqueous and organic extracts. The pathogenic microorganisms tested include Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans and Escherichia coli. All the seed extracts showed antimicrobial activity against tested microorganisms whereas S. aureus was found to be most sensitive against aqueous extract and had the widest zone of inhibition. Ethyl acetate and ethanol extract were found to be significant against P. aeruginosa and S. aureus. The results obtained from antimicrobial screening scientifically support the effectiveness of the medicinal plant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-49821af6f40d492f9af16fc27e1bae842022-12-21T23:56:43ZengElsevierArabian Journal of Chemistry1878-53522016-11-019S2S1569S157310.1016/j.arabjc.2012.04.012Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extractsTauseef shaikh0Rukhsana A. Rub1S. Sasikumar2Materials Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, Tamilnadu, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacognosy, M.C.E. Society’s Allana College of Pharmacy, 2390/B, K.B. Hidayatullah Road, Azam Campus, Camp, Pune 411001, Maharashtra, IndiaMaterials Chemistry Division, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore 632 014, Tamilnadu, IndiaMedicinal plants play an important role in the field of natural products and human health care system. Chemical constituents present in the various parts of the plants can resist to parasitic attack by using several defense mechanisms. One such mechanism is the synthesis of antimicrobial compound. Cichorium intybus is one of the important medicinal plants which belong to Asteraceae family. In the present work, antimicrobial screening of C. intybus seed extract was studied by agar well diffusion assay by using aqueous and organic extracts. The pathogenic microorganisms tested include Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans and Escherichia coli. All the seed extracts showed antimicrobial activity against tested microorganisms whereas S. aureus was found to be most sensitive against aqueous extract and had the widest zone of inhibition. Ethyl acetate and ethanol extract were found to be significant against P. aeruginosa and S. aureus. The results obtained from antimicrobial screening scientifically support the effectiveness of the medicinal plant.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535212000809Antimicrobial activityCichorium intybusTraditional medicineInulin |
| spellingShingle | Tauseef shaikh Rukhsana A. Rub S. Sasikumar Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts Arabian Journal of Chemistry Antimicrobial activity Cichorium intybus Traditional medicine Inulin |
| title | Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts |
| title_full | Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts |
| title_short | Antimicrobial screening of Cichorium intybus seed extracts |
| title_sort | antimicrobial screening of cichorium intybus seed extracts |
| topic | Antimicrobial activity Cichorium intybus Traditional medicine Inulin |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878535212000809 |
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