Abstract

ANTIMICROBIAL EXPECTATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL EXTRACTED FROM BIXA ORELLANA

A. Kumar, A. D. Lazras*, S. Sharma, B. L. Jharia R. Suryawansi, D. Mishra, K. Sonare and P. Khade

Abstract

Mostly Plants produce have an extensive range of phytochemicals, which are used in food nutrition, pharmaceutical and others applications in daily life at traditional times. Plants and their parts extract applying for the treatment of various kinds’ diseases arising by microorganisms. In the present study Bixa orellana plant fruits in which contained seeds are used for extraction of phytochemicals in methanol, subjected for antimicrobial activity by disk diffusion method compared with standard antibiotic streptomycin.

Keywords: Antimicrobial, Bixa orellana, Methanol, Phytochemical, Streptomycin.