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. 2009 Apr-Jun;28(4):21–24.

Preliminary Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial studies on Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb

Anima Pandey 1, SP Bhatnagar 1
PMCID: PMC3336334  PMID: 22557328

Abstract

The antibacterial activity of Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. bark was tested against different species of bacteria. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the methanolic extract showed that there was no growth in Shigella soneii 2, E.coli MTCC 1568, Bacillus pumilus 8241, Proteus mirabilis AM 198, Bacillus subtelis ATCC 6633, E. Coli Row 7/12 Species at 200-400g/ml. From the result obtained, it was observed that the methanolic extract of. Artocarpus lakoocha at concentration of 200 gl ml and 400 gl ml exhibited a good activity against gram negative bacteria.

Keywords: Artocarpus lakoocha, Antibacterialactivity, Phytoconstituents

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