Studies on antibacterial potential and phytochemical screening of different extract of Achyranthes aspera

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 5138
Author(s):  
Shyamji Shukla* ◽  
Priyanka Soni ◽  
Harish K. Kewat
Keyword(s):  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Maximum Activity ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Antibacterial Compounds ◽  
Achyranthes Aspera ◽  
Biological Sources ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Antibacterial Potential

There is an alarming increase in the problem of resistance towards antibiotics amongst most of the pathogenic bacterial strains in recent years. This has drawn the attention of researchers around the world to search for novel and eco-friendly antibacterial compounds. Several biological sources have been explored in this respect but medicinal plants have taken a centre stage out of all. Plants have been known as a reservoir of number of bioactive compounds specially the antibacterial ones since time immemorial. Therefore, the present investigation was undertaken to analyze the antibacterial potential of the medicinal plant Achyranthes aspera. This study revealed that highest antibacterial activity was observed in the methanolic extract of stem against almost all test Bacteria. It showed maximum activity against E.coli (30 mm), followed by S. aureus (28 mm), Enterococcus sp.(25mm), Salmonella typhi ( 20 mm) and least activity was recorded in same extract against K.pneumoniae (6 mm). Four phytochemicals were screened in various solvent extracts. They are alkaloid, flavonoids, saponins and tannins.

scholarly journals Antibacterial Compounds from Mushrooms: A Lead to Fight ESKAPEE Pathogenic Bacteria?

Planta Medica ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Violette Hamers ◽  
Clément Huguet ◽  
Mélanie Bourjot ◽  
Aurélie Urbain
Keyword(s):  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Pathogenic Microorganisms ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Antibacterial Compounds ◽  
New Antibiotics ◽  
Hospital Stays ◽  
Antibacterial Potential

AbstractInfectious diseases are among the greatest threats to global health in the 21st century, and one critical concern is due to antibiotic resistance developed by an increasing number of bacterial strains. New resistance mechanisms are emerging with many infections becoming more and more difficult if not impossible to treat. This growing phenomenon not only is associated with increased mortality but also with longer hospital stays and higher medical costs. For these reasons, there is an urgent need to find new antibiotics targeting pathogenic microorganisms such as ESKAPEE bacteria. Most of currently approved antibiotics are derived from microorganisms, but higher fungi could constitute an alternative and remarkable reservoir of anti-infectious compounds. For instance, pleuromutilins constitute the first class of antibiotics derived from mushrooms. However, macromycetes still represent a largely unexplored source. Publications reporting the antibacterial potential of mushroom extracts are emerging, but few purified compounds have been evaluated for their bioactivity on pathogenic bacterial strains. Therefore, the aim of this review is to compile up-to-date data about natural products isolated from fruiting body fungi, which significantly inhibit the growth of ESKAPEE pathogenic bacteria. When available, data regarding modes of action and cytotoxicity, mandatory when considering a possible drug development, have been discussed in order to highlight the most promising compounds.

scholarly journals Screening of the Dichloromethane: Methanolic Extract of Centella asiatica for Antibacterial Activities against Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Shigella sonnei, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Berick Moturi Sieberi ◽  
George Isanda Omwenga ◽  
Rachael Kitondo Wambua ◽  
Judith Chemutai Samoei ◽  
Mathew Piero Ngugi
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Antibacterial Agents ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Centella Asiatica ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Time Kill

Bacterial infections are responsible for a large number of deaths every year worldwide. On average, 80% of the African population cannot afford conventional drugs. Moreover, many synthetic antibiotics are associated with side effects and progressive increase in antimicrobial resistance. Currently, there is growing interest in discovering new antibacterial agents from ethnomedicinal plants. About 60% of the population living in developing countries depends on herbal drugs for healthcare needs. This study involved the screening of Centella asiatica commonly used by herbal medicine practitioners in Kisii County to treat symptoms related to bacterial infections. Standard bioassay methods were applied throughout the study. They included preliminary screening of dichloromethane: methanolic extract of Centella asiatica against human pathogenic bacteria including Salmonella typhi ATCC 19430, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Shigella sonnei ATCC 25931, Bacillus subtilis ATCC 21332, and Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 using agar disc diffusion, broth microdilution method, and time-kill kinetics with tetracycline as a positive control. Phytochemical screening was carried out to determine the different classes of compounds in the crude extracts. Data were analyzed using one way ANOVA and means separated by Tukey’s test. Dichloromethane: methanolic extract of Centella asiatica was screened against the selected bacterial strains. Time-kill kinetic studies of the extracts showed dose- and time-dependent kinetics of antibacterial properties. Phytochemical screening of the DCM-MeOH extract revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, terpenoids, cardiac glycosides, saponins, steroids, and tannins. The present study indicates that the tested plant can be an important source of antibacterial agents and recommends that the active phytoconstituents be isolated, identified, and screened individually for activities and also subjected further for in vivo and toxicological studies.

In-vitro anti-bacterial activity and phytochemical screening of crude extracts of Catharanthus roseus L. (G.) Don.

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish Kapoor ◽  
Jyoti Rani ◽  
Rupinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Activity ◽  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Mycobacterium Smegmatis ◽  
Cardiac Glycosides ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Phytochemical Analysis ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Aqueous Methanol

Present study aims to investigate phytochemical analysis as well as in vitro antimicrobial activity of crude aqueous, methanol, ethanol, chloroform and petroleum ether extracts from leaves of C. roseus. Antimicrobial activity of extract was studied against various bacterial strains (Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium smegmatis). Qualitative preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed that alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, amino acid and cardiac glycosides are present in the extracts. The result for total phenol and flavonoids content was the highest in methanol and the lowest in petroleum ether crude extract. The study revealed that inhibition significantly depend upon the solvent used for extraction and bacterial strain tested for susceptibility. Aqueous extracts were found less efficient as compared to organic solvent. Methanolic extract were found more effective against tested microbes.

scholarly journals Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Insecticidal Potentials ofOxalis corniculataand Its Isolated Compounds

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azizur Rehman ◽  
Ali Rehman ◽  
Ijaz Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Shigella Dysenteriae ◽  
Chloroform Fraction ◽  
Significant Activity ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Safe Control ◽  
Chemical Pesticides ◽  
Plant Sources ◽  
Insecticidal Activities

Oxalis corniculatais a common medicinal plant widely used against numerous infectious diseases. The agrochemical potential of methanolic extract,n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, andn-butanolfractions were assessed to measure the antibacterial, antifungal, and insecticidal activities of the plant. The crude, chloroform, andn-butanolsoluble fractions showed excellent activities againstEscherichia coli,Shigella dysenteriae,Salmonella typhi, andBacillus subtilisbut have no activity againstStaphylococcus aureus. Similarly the crude,n-hexane, and chloroform fractions were also found to have significant activity against fungal strains includingFusarium solani,Aspergillus flexneri, andAspergillus flavusand have no activity againstAspergillus niger. Chemical pesticides have shown very good results at the beginning, but with the passage of time the need was realized to use the natural plant sources for the safe control of insects. The current study will provide minor contribution towards it. High mortality rate was recorded for the crude extract and chloroform fraction againstTribolium castaneum. The two isolated compounds 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,4′-tetramethoxyflavone (1) and 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-6,8-dimethoxyflavone (2) were evaluated for antibacterial, antifungal, and insecticidal activities. The results showed that compound2was more active than compound1against the tested bacterial strains and insects.

Benzothiazole-based Compounds in Antibacterial Drug Discovery

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (38) ◽  
pp. 5218-5236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Gjorgjieva ◽  
Tihomir Tomašič ◽  
Danijel Kikelj ◽  
Lucija Peterlin Mašič
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Drug ◽  
Biosynthetic Pathways ◽  
Specific Interactions ◽  
Bacterial Cells ◽  
Future Perspectives ◽  
Cell Wall Synthesis ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Antibacterial Compounds ◽  
Biological Targets ◽  
Antibacterial Potential

Numerous compounds with a benzothiazole scaffold that have been described in the literature show promising activities against several Gram-positive and Gramnegative bacteria, and also against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Benzothiazole-based antibacterial compounds bind to different biological targets in bacterial cells and have been shown to be inhibitors of enzymes that are important for essential processes in the bacterial cells, such as cell-wall synthesis, cell division, and DNA replication, or are important for different biosynthetic pathways of essential compounds in bacterial cells, such as the biosynthesis of histidine and biotin. This review focuses on the antibacterial potential of benzothiazole-based compounds, in terms of their specific interactions with targets in bacterial cells. We assess the importance of the benzothiazole scaffold in the discovery of new antibacterial compounds, the potential of benzothiazole-based compounds against resistant bacterial strains, optimization of their antibacterial activity, and the future perspectives of benzothiazole-based antibacterials.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF ANTI-BACTERIAL AND ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITIES OF BARK OF PLANT CASSIA FISTULA Linn

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anant Nayabaniya ◽  
Samyam Aryal ◽  
Bibek Dahal ◽  
Hemanta Khanal ◽  
Anil K. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Methanolic Extract ◽  
Anthelmintic Activity ◽  
Maximum Activity ◽  
Acetone Extract ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Cassia Fistula ◽  
Death Time

AbstractThis study deals with phytochemical screening and evaluation of anti-bacterial and anthelmintic activities of the bark extracts of Cassia fistula L. The extraction with different solvents - methanol, acetone, distilled water - had been carried out. The anti-bacterial assay was done against two gram +ve and two gram −ve bacteria by agar cup diffusion method. The anthelmintic activity was done on Pheretima posthuma (earthworm) by recording the paralyzing and death time under different concentrations. Methanolic extract showed the maximum activity on both fronts be it anti-bacterial or anthelmintic. The extract was effective only against gram +ve bacteria. Among Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococci faecalis, the former was more susceptible. The activity against gram −ve bacteria was not found. In case of anthelmintic activity, the concentration of 50 mg/ml was effective and near to the paralyzing and death time as recorded for the 10 mg/ml concentration of the standard Albendazole. However, aqueous extract was more effective than the acetone extract.

scholarly journals Antibacterial activity of Glycyrrhiza glabra roots against certain gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparajita Gupta ◽  
D. K. Maheshwari ◽  
G. Khandelwal
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Maximum Activity ◽  
Glycyrrhiza Glabra ◽  
Test Material ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Gram Positive ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Reverse Pattern

The present study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial potency of grinded crude material (root of Glycyrrhiza glabra) against some gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial strains. Two solvents (methanol and acetone) were used to extract the phytochemicals from the test material. Four different concentrations (100%, 75%, 50% and 25%) of methanolic and acetonic extract were used to investigate the inhibiting properties against Salmonella typhi, Escherichia.coli, Vibrio cholerae, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis strains. Among methanol and acetone extracts, later exhibited low antibacterial activity. The 100% (w/v) concentration of both extracts showed maximum inhibition against B. subtilis followed by E. coli, S. aureus, B. cereus, S. typhi and V. Cholerae. Maximum activity in acetonic extract was obtained against B. cereus followed by S. typhi, E. coli, V. cholerae and S .aureus and minimum in B. subtilis. A reverse pattern of inhibition activity was found in both extacts (methanolic and acetonic) against B. subtilis. Maximum activity was found in methanolic extract against B. subtilis (18.6 mm) but it was only 14.3 mm against this strain in acetonic extract. The antibacterial activity of the crude samples corresponded to that of concentration. Hence there was positive correlation of antibacterial activity with the test material.

scholarly journals Template synthesis and characterization of biologically active transition metal complexes comprising 14-membered tetraazamacrocyclic ligand

2010 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharmpal Singh ◽  
Krishan Kumar ◽  
Ramesh Kumar ◽  
Jitender Singh
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Measurements ◽  
Macrocyclic Ligand ◽  
Salmonella Typhi ◽  
Molar Conductance ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Distorted Octahedral Geometry ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Active Transition

A novel series of complexes of the type [M(C28H24N4)X2], where M = Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II), X = Cl-, NO3 -, CH3COO- and (C28H24N4) corresponds to the tetradentate macrocyclic ligand, were synthesized by template condensation of 1,8-diaminonaphthalene and diacetyl in the presence of divalent metal salts in methanolic medium. The complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, conductance and magnetic measurements, as well as by UV/Vis, NMR, IR and MS spectroscopy. The low values of the molar conductance indicate non-electrolyte type of complexes. Based on these spectral data, a distorted octahedral geometry may be proposed for all of these complexes. All the synthesized macrocyclic complexes were tested for in vitro antibacterial activity against some pathogenic bacterial strains, viz Bacillus cereus, Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The MIC values shown by the complexes against these bacterial strains were compared with the MIC shown by the standard antibiotics linezolid and cefaclor.

scholarly journals Diversity of Biodeteriorative Bacterial and Fungal Consortia in Winter and Summer on Historical Sandstone of the Northern Pergola, Museum of King John III’s Palace at Wilanow, Poland

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 620
Author(s):  
Magdalena Dyda ◽  
Agnieszka Laudy ◽  
Przemyslaw Decewicz ◽  
Krzysztof Romaniuk ◽  
Martyna Ciezkowska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Microbial Community Composition ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Microbial Biodiversity ◽  
Acidophilic Bacteria ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Generation Sequencing ◽  
King John

The aim of the presented investigation was to describe seasonal changes of microbial community composition in situ in different biocenoses on historical sandstone of the Northern Pergola in the Museum of King John III’s Palace at Wilanow (Poland). The microbial biodiversity was analyzed by the application of Illumina-based next-generation sequencing methods. The metabarcoding analysis allowed for detecting lichenized fungi taxa with the clear domination of two genera: Lecania and Rhinocladiella. It was also observed that, during winter, the richness of fungal communities increased in the biocenoses dominated by lichens and mosses. The metabarcoding analysis showed 34 bacterial genera, with a clear domination of Sphingomonas spp. across almost all biocenoses. Acidophilic bacteria from Acidobacteriaceae and Acetobacteraceae families were also identified, and the results showed that a significant number of bacterial strains isolated during the summer displayed the ability to acidification in contrast to strains isolated in winter, when a large number of isolates displayed alkalizing activity. Other bacteria capable of nitrogen fixation and hydrocarbon utilization (including aromatic hydrocarbons) as well as halophilic microorganisms were also found. The diversity of organisms in the biofilm ensures its stability throughout the year despite the differences recorded between winter and summer.

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