International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 7 Issue 2
2016 (April - June)
IN VITRO ANTI-OXIDANT AND ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF SODIUM COPPER CHLOROPHYLLIN FROM LEUCAS ASPERA L.
lessThan i greaterThan Leucas aspera lessThan /i greaterThan L lessThan i greaterThan . lessThan /i greaterThan commonly known as 'Thumbai' is distributed throughout India. The plant is used traditionally as an antipyretic and insecticide. Medicinally, it has been proven to possess various pharmacological activities like antifungal, antioxidant, antimicrobial, antinociceptive and cytotoxic activity. The leaf extracts of lessThan i greaterThan Leucas aspera lessThan /i greaterThan L lessThan i greaterThan . lessThan /i greaterThan shows significant anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial activity against lessThan i greaterThan Klebsiella pneumonia lessThan /i greaterThan and lessThan i greaterThan Staphylococcus aureus lessThan /i greaterThan . The antioxidant activities of lessThan i greaterThan Lucas aspera lessThan /i greaterThan L. were observed by a change in colour from yellow to green with different concentrations (100-600µl). The antibacterial activities of lessThan i greaterThan Leucas aspera lessThan /i greaterThan L. Were screened against two infectious pathogens, by the agar disc diffusion method. Ampicillin (10 μg /ml) was used as positive control. The antibacterial activity of lessThan i greaterThan Leucas aspera lessThan /i greaterThan L lessThan i greaterThan . lessThan /i greaterThan showed active inhibition against the tested human pathogens.
GEETHA RANI. R & BANU. N
Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Leucas aspera L.
606-609