Antibacterial activities of agave angustifolia and pittosporumferrugineum

Ainil Farhan, M.U. and Lee, P.C. and How, S.E. and Jualang Azlan Gansau (2013) Antibacterial activities of agave angustifolia and pittosporumferrugineum. Journal of Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology, 1. pp. 15-17. ISSN 2289-5906

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Methanolic extracts and liquid – liquid partition extracts of Agave angustifolia and Pittosporum ferrugineum were tested against Escherichia coli(E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae), Enterobacteraerogenes (E. aerogenes), Bacillus cereus (B. cereus), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Salmonella typhi (S. typhi) for their antibacterial activity. Ethyl acetate extract (EAE) of Agave angustifolia exhibited strongest activities against S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, B. cereus, P. aeruginosa and S. typhi, while aqueous extract (AQE) of Pittosporum ferrugineum exhibited strongest antibacterial activities against S. aureus, S. pneumoniae, B. cereus, and P. aeruginosa.

Item Type: Article
Keyword: Agave Angustifolia , Pittosporum Ferrugineum , Antibacteria , Extraction
Subjects: Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR1-502 Microbiology > QR355-502 Virology
Department: FACULTY > Faculty of Science and Natural Resources
Depositing User: SAFRUDIN BIN DARUN -
Date Deposited: 22 Dec 2021 16:41
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2021 16:41
URI: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28965

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