IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CLEOME GYNANDRA LINN
A. Annadurai*, S. Ahmed John
Abstract
The present study investigation of crude extracts from leaf, stem and root of Cleome gynandra L., in different solvent, were subjected to antibacterial activity against the selected Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. The antibacterial activities were analyzed. All the extracts showed varying degree of inhibitory potential against all the tested bacteria. (Acetone, Chloroform) extracts of leaf had higher inhibitory action against Pseudomonas, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella respectively.
Keywords: Cleome gynandra L, Antibacterial activity, Gram positive, and Gram negative.
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