ABSTRACTAntimicrobial activity of ethanolic extract of Mangifera indica peel wastested on some pathogenic organisms. The extract was tested for activityagainst, Baciollus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Salmonelatyphii, Pseudomonas notatum and Aspergillus fumigates. The extract exhibitedactivity against the organisms in varying degrees. In agar diffusion test,Escherichia coli showed the highest zone of inhibition (8mm) at theconcentration of the extract test (1g/3ml) while ...
ABSTRACTThe evaluation of antimicrobial activities of five (5) brands of differentlocally producedsoap sold in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo state was carried out againstsome selected pathogenic organisms (Staphylococcusaureus,Enterobacteraerogenes,Bacillus cereus,Shigelladysentaries,Salmonella typhin,Candida albicans,Aspergillusfumigatus). Usually, the antimicrobial analysesof the soap samples were analysed. The analysis of antimicrobial activities of locallyproduced soaps against the pa...
1.0 INTRODUCTIONFruit is a structural part of plant that contain seeds, normally fleshly, sweet and edible in a raw states, which includes; oranges, grapes, strawberries, juniper berries, pineapple and watermelon e.t.c (Abano, 2010). They are ripe ovaries or carpets that contain seed (McGee, 2004). Fruit contain various phytochemical compounds that are similar in composition to vegetables. All fruits contain a high percentage of water averaging 85% fat, protein and carbohydrate (cellulose and...
1.0 INTRODUCTION Daturastramoniumis an annual herb, with stem erect and spreading branches above. It is common in the waste land, fields and gardens in Baghdad district. Leaves, seeds and roots contain the alkaloid daturine (a mixture of the two alkaloids hyoscyamine and atropine) and also contain scopolamine alkaloid (Hyosine) acids, tannin and fatty oil. Plants are rich source of secondary metabolites with interesting biological activities (Palombo and Semple, 2001; Koduruet al., 2006)...
