The in vitro anti-fungal and anti-bacterial activities of beta-sitosterol from Senecio lyratus (Asteraceae).
From a methanol extract of dried-ground aerial parts of Senecio lyratus, an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial active compound was isolated and identified as beta-sitosterol by spectroscopic analysis.
Department of Chemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012674:Senecio / Q000737:chemistry*; D012855:Sitosterols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D012855:Sitosterols; C025473:gamma-sitosterol