Antibacterial potentiality of Argemone mexicana solvent extracts against some pathogenic bacteria.
The sensitivity of two Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and two Gram negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria was tested against the crude extracts (cold aqueous, hot aqueous, and methanol extracts) of leaves and seeds of Argemone mexicana L. (Papaveraceae) by agar well diffusion method. Though all the extracts were found effective, yet the methanol extract showed maximum inhibition against the test microorganisms followed by hot aqueous extract and cold aqueous extract.
Bhattacharjee
Indranil
I
Microbiology Research Unit, Parasitology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India.
Chatterjee
Soroj Kumar
SK
Chatterjee
Soumendranath
S
Chandra
Goutam
G
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031674:Argemone / Q000737:chemistry*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts