Antimicrobial activity of various extracts from various parts of Calophyllum inophyllum L.
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2011-05
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The Indian flora is extensively utilized as source of any drugs mentioned in the
traditional systems of medicine. There is a continuous and urgent need to discover new
antimicrobial compounds with diverse chemical structures and novel mechanisms of action for
new and re-emerging infectious diseases. Therefore, researchers are increasingly turning their
attention to folk medicine; looking for new leads to develop better drugs against microbial
infections. The aim of the current study was to investigate antimicrobial activity of the various
extracts of Calophyllum inophyllum L. An ethanol and ethyl acetate extracts of Calophyllum
inophyllum L. (Family: Clusiaceae) were evaluated for antimicrobial activity against clinically
important bacterial and fungal sp. The results obtained in the present study suggest that the ethanol
and ethyl acetate extracts of Calophyllum inophyllum revealed a significant scope to develop a
novel broad spectrum of antibacterial and antifungal herbal formulation.
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Antimicrobial activity, Calophyllum inophyllum, Clusiaceae, ethanol extract, ethyl acetate extract
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Saravanan R, Dhachinamoorthi D, Senthilkumar K, Thamizhvanan K. Antimicrobial activity of various extracts from various parts of Calophyllum inophyllum L. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2011 May; 1(3): 102-106.