POTENTIAL EX-VIVO ANTIMICROBIAL EVALUATION OF BARKS OF PARMENTIERA CEREIFERA SEEM
Md. Reyad-Ul-Ferdous*, Subash Pandaya, Manson Pandey, Shahnur Parvez, Kawsar Mahamud, Sharmi Sultana Ayshi, Dan Babu Barman, Nusrat Jahan
ABSTRACT
In antimicrobial screening, crude methanolic (ME) extract; carbon
tetrachloride (CTCSF) soluble fraction; the choloroform (CSF) soluble
fraction demonstrated strong antimicrobial activity against 17
pathogenic microorganisms used in the screening. In the barks
methanolic (ME) extract demonstrate significant antimicrobial activity
ranging from (6.67-13.34%) against gram positive, gram negative and
fungi. Whereas CTSF demonstrate (7.60-14.67%) compared with
standard Ciprofloxacin. Other barks fractions demonstrate mild to
moderate antimicrobial activity.
Keywords: Parmentiera cereifera; antimicrobial activities.
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