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- Title
Antibacterial Activity of Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Andrographis paniculata Nees (Acanthaceae) and Its Bioactive Compound Andrographolide.
- Authors
Abubacker, M. N.; Vasantha, S.
- Abstract
The present study mainly focuses on the potential antibacterial value of ethanol leaf extract of Andrographis paniculata against pathogenic bacteria Escherichia coli, Klebsiella peneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris and Streptococcus pneumoniae by disc diffusion method. Bioactive compound andrographolide was isolated from the leaf. The results revealed that the ethanol leaf extract and andrographolide compound are potent in inhibiting these bacteria and this work highlights that the inhibitory effect is on par with standard antibiotics.
- Subjects
ANTIBACTERIAL agents; BIOACTIVE compounds; ETHANOL; TREATMENT effectiveness; TREATMENT of escherichia coli diseases; KLEBSIELLA pneumoniae; STREPTOCOCCUS pneumoniae; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Drug Invention Today, 2010, Vol 2, Issue 10, p440
- ISSN
0975-7619
- Publication type
Article