Journal of Applied Pharmacy
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Auwal Alkasim Ahmad

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• Research Article
  Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activities of Ethanolic Extracts of Moringa oleifera Lam on Isolates of Some Pathogens
  Author(s): Ibrahim S Abdulkadir, Idris Abdullahi Nasir, Abayomi Sofowora, Fatima Yahaya, Auwal Alkasim Ahmad and Ismail Adamu HassanIbrahim S Abdulkadir, Idris Abdullahi Nasir, Abayomi Sofowora, Fatima Yahaya, Auwal Alkasim Ahmad and Ismail Adamu Hassan
  
  This work aimed to investigate the phytochemical compositions and in-vitro antimicrobial activities of ethanolic extracts of Moringa oleifera Lam against isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans. This involved phytochemical screening and antimicrobial testing of ethanol extracts of Moringa oleifera using basic pharmacognostic procedures and agar well diffusion assay on test pathogens respectively. Alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins and tannins were detected in all extracts with the exception of root which was devoid of saponins and the seeds which contained no tannins. The agar well diffusion assay showed that M. oleifera extracts showed antimicrobial activities against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans. Minimum Inhibitory concentrations (MIC) values were (25 mg/ml and 50 mg/ml for the root), (100 mg/ml for the seed) and (50 mg/ .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1920-4159.1000203

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