Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i>
The Folin-Ciocalteu method was used to quantify the total phenolics in the aqueous extract of two spices, Xylopia aethiopica and Myristica argentea. A modified agar streak dilution method was used to assess the susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus to the aqueous extracts of t...
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2009-12-01
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| author | Mercy Esekhiagbe Mark-Maria Uzuazokaro Agatemor Christian Agatemor |
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| description | The Folin-Ciocalteu method was used to quantify the total phenolics in the aqueous extract of two spices, Xylopia aethiopica and Myristica argentea. A modified agar streak dilution method was used to assess the susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus to the aqueous extracts of the spices. The results showed that high levels of phenolics were present in the extracts. The extracts also showed high-modest antimicrobial activity against the tested bacteria. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9126eb4263b04264873e56446488a06b2022-12-21T19:48:10ZengSociety of Chemists and Technologists of MacedoniaMacedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering1857-55521857-56252009-12-0128215916210.20450/mjcce.2009.20591Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i>Mercy Esekhiagbe0Mark-Maria Uzuazokaro Agatemor1Christian Agatemor2Department of Chemistry, University of Benin, Benin CityDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Benin, Benin CityDepartment of Chemistry, University of Benin, Benin CityThe Folin-Ciocalteu method was used to quantify the total phenolics in the aqueous extract of two spices, Xylopia aethiopica and Myristica argentea. A modified agar streak dilution method was used to assess the susceptibility of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus to the aqueous extracts of the spices. The results showed that high levels of phenolics were present in the extracts. The extracts also showed high-modest antimicrobial activity against the tested bacteria.https://mjcce.org.mk/index.php/MJCCE/article/view/205myristica argenteaxylopia aethiopicaphenolicsantimicrobial activityescherichia colistaphylococcus aureus |
| spellingShingle | Mercy Esekhiagbe Mark-Maria Uzuazokaro Agatemor Christian Agatemor Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i> Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering myristica argentea xylopia aethiopica phenolics antimicrobial activity escherichia coli staphylococcus aureus |
| title | Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i> |
| title_full | Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i> |
| title_fullStr | Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i> |
| title_short | Phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of <i>Xylopia aethiopica</i> and <i>Myristica argentea</i> |
| title_sort | phenolic content and antimicrobial potentials of i xylopia aethiopica i and i myristica argentea i |
| topic | myristica argentea xylopia aethiopica phenolics antimicrobial activity escherichia coli staphylococcus aureus |
| url | https://mjcce.org.mk/index.php/MJCCE/article/view/205 |
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