Evaluating the Antimicrobial Activities and Phytochemical screening of the Leaf Extract of Mitracarpus scaber

Authors

  • M. Oghenejobo Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
  • K. E. Uvieghara Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.
  • E. Omughele Department of Pharmacognosy, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rabs/v2/1795A

Keywords:

Mitracarpus scaber, antimicrobial activities, traditional medicine, extract, inhibition

Abstract

The aim of this work is to evaluate the anti-microbial activities of the leaf extract of Mitracarpus scaber. The results demonstrate that at different doses, it inhibits Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Trychophyton mentagraphytes. Secondary metabolites such as steroids, reducing sugars, alkaloids, tannins, tepenoids, saponins, cardiac glycosides, and general glycosides were discovered during the phytochemical screening. This suggests that Mitracarpus scaber can be used as herbal mixture to treat skin diseases caused by bacteria and fungi.

Published

2022-05-02

How to Cite

M. Oghenejobo, K. E. Uvieghara, & E. Omughele. (2022). Evaluating the Antimicrobial Activities and Phytochemical screening of the Leaf Extract of Mitracarpus scaber. Research Aspects in Biological Science Vol. 2, 57–62. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/rabs/v2/1795A

Issue

Research Aspects in Biological Science Vol. 2

Section

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