Anthoney Swamy T, Jackie Obey K, Miyogo Edwin, Lasiti Timothy,
The study was conducted to analyze the antibacterial activity of Tithonia diversifolia leaves. The plant was extracted using Ethanol and water in the ratio 9:1. From the study the plant Tithonia diversifolia was found to inhibit the growth of Staphilococcus epidermidis (36.80mm), Enterobacter aerogenes (31.20mm), Streptococcus α-hemolytic (29.60mm), Bacillus cereus (26.2mm), Escherichia coli (10.40mm) and Streptococcus γ-hemolytic (0.000mm)The data collected and documented in this paper is a scientifically ...
Tópico(s): Plant chemical constituents analysis
2016 - | International Journal of Bioassays
T Anthoney Swamy, Lasiti Timothy,
The aim of this paper was to anlyse phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activity of ethanolic extract of Salvadora persica roots against selected microorganisms. Organism tested were Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, Bacillus cereus and Enterobacter aerogenes. From the study Salvadora persica roots was found to contain secondary metabolites such as alkaloids, flavanoids, glycosides, saponins and terpenes. The plant extract inhibited the growth of Enterobacter aerogenes ...
Tópico(s): Psidium guajava Extracts and Applications
2015 - | International Journal of Bioassays
T Anthoney Swamy, Lasiti Timothy,
This study was conceptualized to identify whether or not the banana and mango peelings will be a feasible source of bio-ethanol and to identify the significant effect of the amount of bio-waste used and length of the fermentation time on the net bio-ethanol yield. This study primarily aimed to extract bio-ethanol from banana (Musa acuminata) and mango (Mangifera indica) peelings which were subjected to the fermentation and distillation process, then a significant amount of bio-ethanol can be extracted. ...
Tópico(s): Agricultural and Food Sciences
2016 - | International Journal of Current Research and Academic Review
Jackie K. Obey, Anthoney Swamy T, Lasiti Timothy, Makani Rachel,
The determination of the antibacterial activity (zone of inhibition) and minimum inhibitory concentration of medicinal plants a crucial step in drug development. In this study, the antibacterial activity and minimum inhibitory concentration of the ethanol extract of Myrsine africana were determined for Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The zones of inhibition (mm±S.E) of 500mg/ml of M. africana ethanol extract were 22.00± 0.00 for E. coli,20. ...
Tópico(s): Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
2016 - | International Journal of Bioassays