title: Pharmacological screening of methanolic extract of Ixora species.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts of different parts of Ixora species.
  
  
  METHODS
  Antimicrobial activity was carried out using disc diffusion assay against fungi, gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All methanolic extracts of different parts of Ixora species showed a broad-spectrum of antibacterial and antiyeast activities, which inhibited the growth of at least one bacterium or yeast. There was no remarkable difference between different Ixora species observed in this study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The significant antimicrobial activity shown by this Ixora species suggests its potential against infections caused by pathogens. The extract may be developed as an antimicrobial agent.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM 11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Lachimanan Yoga
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Latha
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Darah
authors.forename: Kassim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Sreenivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasidharan
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019666:Rubiaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Antibacterial; Antimicrobial activity; Antiyeast; Infectious agent; Ixora species