Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research (ISSN : 0975-7384)

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Original Articles: 2014 Vol: 6 Issue: 9

Phytochemical, antibacterial and antioxidant evaluation of Ceriops decandra (Griff.) Ding Hou leaf extracts

Abstract

The present work focuses on phytochemical screening, antibacterial activity and antioxidant activity of various solvent extracts of Ceriops decandra leaf material. The preliminary phytochemical screening was done by using standard protocols and the Antibacterial activity was carried out by using agar well diffusion method. The phytochemical screening study revealed the presence of the important chemicals namely Tannins, Steroids, Terpenoids, Flavonoids and Alkaloids in different solvent extracts of C. decandra leaves. Ethyl acetate and Chloroform extracts showed antibacterial activity against most of the Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria tested. However, acetone extract exhibited relatively larger zones of inhibition against the susceptible bacteria than any other solvent extract. The MIC and MBC studies of acetone extract against different bacteria revealed the antibacterial potential of the C. decandra leaf material. Acetone extract at 100 μg/ml and 200 μg/ml concentrations showed more free radical scavenging activity than the standard ascorbic acid. The results of this study suggesting the medicinal importance of this plant.