Screening for the antimicrobial Properties of the Leaves of Calophyllum inophyllum Linn. (Guttiferae)

Authors
Ali, MS Mahmud, S Perveen, S Rizwani, GH Ahmad, VU
Citation
Ms. Ali et al., Screening for the antimicrobial Properties of the Leaves of Calophyllum inophyllum Linn. (Guttiferae), J CHEM S P, 21(2), 1999, pp. 174-178
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF PAKISTAN
ISSN journal
02535106 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
174 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
0253-5106(199906)21:2<174:SFTAPO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The various crude extracts (ethanol, chloroform, water and butanolic) and p ure compounds (friedelin, canophyllol, canophyllic acid and inophynone) fro m Calophyllum inophyllum Linn. were tested against various fungi (human, an imal and plant pathogens) and bacteria (gram positive and negative). It is observed that the chloroform extract can inhibit the growth of tested human and animal pathogens. Among the pure samples, fredelin could be used as gr owth inhibiting agent against human pathogen.