International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 8 Issue 2
2017 (April - June)
Antimicrobial activity of peels and seeds of indian punica granatum varieties
Four pomegranate varieties of India were selected to study their antimicrobial activities. The exocarp, mesocarp and seed extractions were obtained through soxhlet procedure and the separated samples were tested against lessThan i greaterThan Escherichia coli lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Pseudomonas aeruginosa lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Proteus vulgaris lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus niger lessThan /i greaterThan and lessThan i greaterThan Fusarium oxysporum lessThan /i greaterThan . The lessThan i greaterThan Minimum Inhibitory Concentration levels lessThan /i greaterThan (MIC) of the bacterial strains were also studied. These varieties showed large zone of inhibitions when compared to the standard antibiotic i.e. lessThan i greaterThan ampicillin lessThan /i greaterThan . The mesocarp of all the samples showed promising positive results compared to exocarp and seeds. The maximum zone of inhibition was resulted with the mesocarp of Ganesha (34mm) against the fungal strain lessThan i greaterThan Aspergillus niger lessThan /i greaterThan . All the parts of pomegranates showed maximum antimicrobial activities with their mesocarp and the minimum activity with the exocarp. This information can be used in the development of novel drugs.
PAVAN C. AKKIRAJU, SRILAKSHMI MAMILLAPALLI, HARSHAD S. TAMBE,
APARNA J. JAWAKEKAR AND DIPEEKA D. SURYAWANSHI
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), Pomegranate, Antibacterial activity, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, P. vulgaris, Antifungal activity
191-195