Antimicrobial activity of some species of the family Combretaceae.
Forty eight extracts of four plants of the family Combretaceae were screened for antibacterial activity against standard organisms as well as clinical isolates. The extracts in different solvent systems showed high activity against both standard organisms and clinical isolates. Phytochemical screening revealed that the plants were very rich in tannins to which antibacterial activity may be attributed.
Elegami
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Institute, National Centre for Research, P.O.Box 2404, Khartoum, Sudan. elegami@hotmail.com
El-Nima
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El Tohami
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Muddathir
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D029764:Combretaceae; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D012503:Saponins / Q000032:analysis; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013261:Sterols / Q000032:analysis; D013634:Tannins / Q000032:analysis; D014315:Triterpenes / Q000032:analysis
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005419:Flavonoids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012503:Saponins; D013261:Sterols; D013634:Tannins; D014315:Triterpenes