Biochemistry & Analytical Biochemistry

Mohammad Afzal Zargar

Publications

• Research Article
  Evaluation of Antibacterial, Antifungal and Phytochemical Screening of Solanum nigrum
  Author(s): Khalid Bashir Dar, Aashiq Hussain Bhat, Shajrul Amin, Mohammad Afzal Zargar, Akbar Masood, Akhtar Hussain Malik and Showkat Ahmad GanieKhalid Bashir Dar, Aashiq Hussain Bhat, Shajrul Amin, Mohammad Afzal Zargar, Akbar Masood, Akhtar Hussain Malik and Showkat Ahmad Ganie
  
  The present study aimed at evaluating the antimicrobial potential of aqueous and methanolic extracts of Solanum nigrum, a traditionally used medicinal plant with multiple therapeutic properties. The susceptibility of microbial strains to the two extracts was determined using agar well diffusion method. The bacterial strains employed were Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris and Escherichia coli. The fungal strains used were Penicillium Chrysogenum, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Phytochemical screening was performed using standard methods. A dose dependent increase in the antibacterial activity was observed with both the methanol and aqueous extracts. Highest antibacterial activity was exhibited by aqueous extract with Escherichia coli (16 ± 0.23 mm) followed by Staphyloc.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000309

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