A comparative study on the in vitro antibacterial activity of the pneumatophores of Heritiera fomes and Xylocarpus moluccensis

Authors

  • S MONDAL Pharmacy Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
  • SK PAUL Pharmacy Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
  • SJ UDDIN Pharmacy Discipline, Life Science School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
  • L NAHAR School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Co. Londonderry, Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido.
  • AA AUZI Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, El-Fateh University, Trípoli, Libia
  • SD SARKER School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, Co. Londonderry, Irlanda del Norte, Reino Unido.

Keywords:

Heritiera fomes, Xylocarpus moluccensis, Bangladeshi plants, Sundori, Possur, Antibacterial

Abstract

The ethanol extracts of the pneumatophores of Xylocarpus moluccensis (Family: Meliaceae) and Heritiera fomes (Family:Sterculiaceae) were assessed for in vitro antibacterial activities against a number of bacterial strains using thedisc diffusion assay. Both extracts showed similar antibacterial profi les, and the zones of inhibitions were >10 mm inthe most cases. These extracts exhibited the most prominent activity against Enterobacter aerogenes, with the zones ofinhibition of 19 and 21 mm, respectively. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined by the brothdilution method. The extract of X. moluccensis was the most potent against Shigella boydii and Shigella sonnie (MIC =200 and 300 μg/mL, respectively). It can be assumed that that X. moluccensis and H. fomes could be potential sourcesfor novel ‘lead’ discovery for antibacterial drug development.

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2008-03-20

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MONDAL S, PAUL S, UDDIN S, NAHAR L, AUZI A, SARKER S. A comparative study on the in vitro antibacterial activity of the pneumatophores of Heritiera fomes and Xylocarpus moluccensis. Ars Pharm [Internet]. 2008 Mar. 20 [cited 2024 May 19];49(1):77-82. Available from: https://revistaseug.ugr.es/index.php/ars/article/view/4914

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Vol. 49 No. 1 (2008)

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