Biochemistry & Pharmacology: Open Access
Open Access

The study of the antibacterial effect of aqueous extracts of Laurus nobilis leaves using different methods of extraction

Joint Event on 10^th World Congress on Pharmacology & 6^th International Conference and Exhibition on Advances in Chromatography & HPLC Techniques

August 02-03, 2018 | Barcelona, Spain

Niran Al-Ogaili, Rawan Bilal, Huda Younis and Taktum Khadim

Al-Yarmouk University College, Iraq

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Biochem Pharmacol (Los Angel)

Abstract :

The use of antibiotics is important to combat bacterial diseases. But due to the increasing misuse of antimicrobial drugs that are used in the treatment of infectious disease, multiple resistances have been developed. The effect of aqueous extracts of bay leaf (Laurus nobilis) using different extraction methods (maceration and decoction) against Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli were evaluated in vitro using agar-well diffusion method. The results of the study showed non-significant differences between methods of extractions. The study concludes that in vitro antibacterial activity may be potentiated against test strains by using other methods of extraction and solvents which may be useful to overcome antimicrobial resistance.