Antibacterial efficacy of the seed extracts of Melia azedarach against some hospital isolated human pathogenic bacterial strains.
- Author:
Abdul Viqar KHAN
1
;
Qamar Uddin AHMED
;
M Ramzan MIR
;
Indu SHUKLA
;
Athar Ali KHAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Antibacterial efficacy; Melia azedarach; Pathogenic bacteria
- MeSH: Anti-Bacterial Agents; isolation & purification; pharmacology; Bacteria; drug effects; isolation & purification; Bacterial Infections; microbiology; Cross Infection; microbiology; Humans; Melia azedarach; chemistry; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Plant Extracts; isolation & purification; pharmacology; Seeds; chemistry
- From:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2011;1(6):452-455
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the antibacterial potential of the polar and non-polar extracts of the seeds of Melia azedarach (M. azedarach) L. (Meliaceae) against eighteen hospital isolated human pathogenic bacterial strains.
METHODSPetrol, benzene, ethyl acetate, methanol, and aqueous extracts at five different concentrations (1, 2, 5, 10 and 15 mg/mL) were evaluated. Disk diffusion method was followed to evaluate the antibacterial efficacy.
RESULTSAll extracts of the seeds demonstrated significant antibacterial activity against tested pathogens. Among all extracts, ethyl acetate extract revealed the highest inhibition comparatively. The present study also favored the traditional uses reported earlier.
CONCLUSIONSResults of this study strongly confirm that the seed extracts of M. azedarach could be effective antibiotics, both in controlling gram-positive and gram-negative human pathogenic infections.
