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Research
5. In
vitro antibacterial
activity of Pimpinella anisum fruit extracts against some
pathogenic bacteria -
A.
Akhtar, A. A. Deshmukh, A. V. Bhonsle, P. M. Kshirsagar and M. A.
Kolekar
Vet World. 2008; 1(9): 272-274
Abstract
The
antibacterial activities of the aqueous, 50% (v/v)
methanol,acetone and petroleum ether extracts of Pimpinella
anisum(L) fruits were studied. The extracts of Pimpinella
anisum were tested in
vitro against 4
bacterial species by the disc diffusion method. Staphylococcus
aureus (MTCC 96), Streptococcus
pyogenes (MTCC
442), Escherchia
coli (MTCC 723) and Klebsiella
Pneumoniae (MTCC
109) were used in this investigation. Only aqueous and 50% (v/v)
methanol extract exhibited fair antibacterial activity against all
the test bacteria whereas acetone and petroleum ether extract were
not observed to inhibit the growth of any of the test bacteria
under study.
Keywords: Antibacterial
Activity, Pimpinella anisum, Pathogenicity, Bacteria
