Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Activity Of Xylopia Aethiopica (Uda) And Afromomum Melegueta (Alligator Pepper)
ABSTRACT
Antimicrobial activity of Xylopia aethiopica
and Aframomum melegueta extracts were tested on Escherichia coli,
Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi.and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Ethanol and
distilled water were used as solvents for the extraction of the plants. Both
the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of the two samples were found to be most
effective at high concentration of 250mg/ml on all the bacterial isolates, and
less effective at low concentration of 1 00mg/ml. The phytochemical analysis
carried out on Xylopia aethiopica revealed the presence of tannin, saponin,
cardiac glycoside, balsam, and volatile oil. Aframomum melegueta revealed the
presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponin, steroids, cardiac glycoside,
flavonoid, terpenoids and phenol. The presence of these phytochemicals, support
the o use of these plants as antimicrobial agents. Aframomum melegueta and
Xylopia aethiopica can therefore be used as antimicrobial agents against the
bacterial isolates tested.
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EUNICE, E (2022). Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Activity Of Xylopia Aethiopica (Uda) And Afromomum Melegueta (Alligator Pepper). Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-antimicrobial-activity-of-xylopia-aethiopica-uda-and-afromomum-melegueta-alligator-pepper-7-2
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EUNICE, EUNICE. "Evaluation Of The Antimicrobial Activity Of Xylopia Aethiopica (Uda) And Afromomum Melegueta (Alligator Pepper)" Mouau.afribary.org (2022). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/evaluation-of-the-antimicrobial-activity-of-xylopia-aethiopica-uda-and-afromomum-melegueta-alligator-pepper-7-2