18. Antimicrobial evaluation of various leaves extracted samples of nettle desert (Forsskaolea tenacissima L.)

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Tariq Aslam, Syed Sadaqat Shah, Sajjad Ahmed
Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan; Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Jilin, 130024, PR. China
Nazim Hassan
Institute of Grassland Science, Northeast Normal University, and Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Changchun, Jilin 130024 China
Mu Peng
College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Jilin, China
Saddam Hussain
Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan; Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Jilin, 130024, PR. China
Zhijian Li
Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Grassland Science, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

Abstract

The present study evaluates the anti-microbial activity of three different crude extracts (ethanol, aqueous and n-hexane) of Forsskaolea tenacissima L. leaves against gram negative and gram positive bacteria and fungi using well diffusion method. N-hexane extract showed tremendous inhibition of 12mm (80% ZI) and 10mm (71.42% ZI) against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtillis at 1000 µg/ml concentration. Similarly, aqueous extract at the concentration of 1000 µg/ml reduced the growth of Xanthomonas maltophilia and Escherichia coli as 11mm (68.75% ZI) and 9mm (60.00%), respectively. However, ethanol extract showed good activity of 12mm (75.00%) against Clavibacter michiganense Aqueous extract showed 9mm (75.00%) against Acromonium alternatum at 1000 µg/ml. Rhizopus stolinifer and Trichoderma reesei both were found sensitive to aqueous extract, which showed 11 and 8mm (68.75 and 57.14% ZI) at 1000 µg/ml concentration, respectively. The growth of Aspergillus niger was inhibited by ethanol extract through 9mm (56.25% ZI) at the concentration of 1000 µg/ml. The above study determined the medicinal importance of Forsskaolea tenacissima.


Keywords: Antimicrobial activity; Bacteria; Forsskaolea tenacissima; Well diffusion method


http://dx.doi.org/10.19045/bspab.2018.70018

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SAJJAD AHMED, Tariq Aslam, Syed Sadaqat Shah, et al. 18. Antimicrobial evaluation of various leaves extracted samples of nettle desert (Forsskaolea tenacissima L.). Pure and Applied Biology (PAB), [S.l.], v. 7, n. 1, p. 152-159, mar. 2018. ISSN 2304-2478. Available at: <https://mail.thepab.org/index.php/journal/article/view/369>. Date accessed: 18 mar. 2025.
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Vol 7 No 1: March-2018
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