Antimicrobial activity of Newtonia hildebrandtii.
Successive petroleum ether, dichloromethane and methanol extracts of Newtonia hildebrandtii stem bark were tested in vitro for their antifungal and antibacterial activity. The methanol extract was found to be the most effective against the tested pathogens.
Kariba
R M
RM
Department of Botany, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, Nairobi, Kenya.
Houghton
P J
PJ
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018547:Plant Stems; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D019685:Rosales
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts