PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF PUNICA GRANATUM (L.) BARK AND PEEL EXTRACTS
Yasmin Hassan Elshiekh* and Mahdi Abdelmageed Mohammed Ali
ABSTRACT
Punica granatum is the predominant member of Punicaceae family. The phytochemical screening was carried out using, Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and 70% ehanol, The results showed the presence of alkaloids, saponins, Tannins, Phenols, Cardiac glycosides, Steroids, Coumarins and Anthraquinone glycoside. The different extracts of Punica granatum L. (bark and Peel) have been tested for antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis) and Gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) by cup diffusion method. The antibacterial activity shows that all of the extracts were found to be active against all bacterial strains tested.
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