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A Preliminary Investigation of the Potential Antimicrobial Activity of Solenostemma argel

1986; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/13880208609083313

0167-7314

Saleh M. Tharib, Saadeddin El-Migirab, G. B. A. Veitch,

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Four compounds have been isolated from the stems of a desert plant, Solenostemma argel (Del.) Hayne. Pending spectroscopic identification, these compounds have been subjected to a preliminary screen for potential antimicrobial activity against selected organisms of gram-positive and gram-negative types by the serial dilution technique. The negative results of all four compounds against P.aeruginosa were not unexpected and only compound C showed reasonable antibacterial properties against both gram positive and gram-negative organisms.