Original Articles: 2011 Vol: 3 Issue: 2
Evaluation of antibacterial activity on Cayratia Carnosa Gagnep
Abstract
Present investigation deals with antimicrobial activity of a medicinal plant Cayratia carnosa
gagnep against three Gram positive bacterias viz., Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus,
Micrococcus aureus and Gram negative bacterias viz., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli
and Klebsiella pneumonia . The zone of inhibition of various extracts for the whole plant like
petroleum ether, ethyl acetate, chloroform and ethanol extract was determined and were compared
with standard gentamycin (1mg/ml). The antibacterial activity, justifies its use in traditional
medicine. The alcoholic extract was found to have significant antimicrobial potency, when
compared with other extracts but less than that of standard gentamycin.