Author/Authors :
Mufti, Farees Ud Din Kohat University of Science Technology, City Campus - Department of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering, City Campus, Kohat University of Science Technology, Pakistan , Ullah, Hanif Kohat University of Science Technology, City Campus - Department of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering, Pakistan , Bangash, Asia Kohat University of Science Technology, City Campus - Department of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering, Pakistan , Khan, Niamat Kohat University of Science Technology, City Campus - Department of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering, Pakistan , Hussain, Sajid Kohat University of Science Technology - Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pakistan , Ullah, Farhat Kohat University of Science Technology - Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pakistan , Jamil, Muhammad Kohat University of Science Technology, City Campus - Department of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering, Pakistan , Jabeen, Maria Kohat University of Science Technology, City Campus - Department of Biotechnology Genetic Engineering, Pakistan
Abstract :
Aerva javanica and Paeonia emodi plants extracts were studied for antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli (NCTC 10418), Klebsiella pneumoniae (ATCC 700603), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi, Staphylococcus epidermidis (NCTC 11047) and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) (NCTC 13143) and antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger and Fusarium solani. Extracts were obtained by using methanol, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate and aqueous fraction. The extracts of Paeonia emodi and Aerva javanica showed significant antibacterial activity but only Salmonella typhi was resistant to Aerva javanica. Moreover, the antifungal activity of Aerva javanica was very poor but the fractions of Paeonia emodi showed sufficient inhibition against fungal strains.
Keywords :
Aerva javanica , Paeonia emodi , antibacterial , antifungal.
