Phytochemical and Antibacterial Investigation on Dendrophthoe Falcata (L.F.) Ettingsh Growing on Toona Serrata (Royle.) Roem

Authors

  • Maheshwari A. A.  Research Student, Dept. of Botany, Shri Shivaji College, Akola, Maharashtra, India
  • Rothe S. P.  Principal, Smt. Meherbano College of Science and Commerce, Akola, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh, Toona serrata (Royle.) Roem., antibacterial activity, S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, etc.

Abstract

The present investigation is designed to evaluate phytochemical contents, qualitatively and quantitatively and to study antibacterial activity of Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh belonging to family Loranthaceae growing on the host plant Toona serrata (Royle.) Roem. of family Meliaceae. The preliminary phytochemical tests were performed in five different solvents viz. Ethyl acetate, Chloroform, Distilled water, Methanol and Ethanol, which showed the presence of Carbohydrates, proteins, Glycosides, steroids, saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, phenolics, etc. The ethanolic extract of Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh showed strong antibacterial activity against the micro-organisms i.e. S. aureus, E. coli and P. aeruginosa, while the methanolic extract and aqueous extract showed moderate activity.

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Maheshwari A. A., Rothe S. P., " Phytochemical and Antibacterial Investigation on Dendrophthoe Falcata (L.F.) Ettingsh Growing on Toona Serrata (Royle.) Roem, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.177-181, January-February-2018.