Antibacterial Activity of Tabernaemontana Stapfiana Britten (Apocynaceae) Extracts

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dc.contributor.authorOkemo, P. O.
dc.contributor.authorLucas, K. Karimie
dc.contributor.authorMachocho, Alex K.
dc.contributor.authorChristine, C. Bii
dc.contributor.authorPaul, K. Tarus
dc.contributor.authorErnest, K. Ruttoh
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-23T08:04:01Z
dc.date.available2012-10-23T08:04:01Z
dc.date.issued2009-03-07
dc.descriptionAvailable online at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2816564/en_US
dc.description.abstractAntibacterial and phytochemical screening of methanolic, sequential extracts (hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol) and alkaloid rich fractions of Tabernaemontana stapfiana Britten was carried out. The phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, coumarins, tannins and saponins that have been associated with antimicrobial activity. The stem and root bark methanolic extracts showed good activity against the bacterial strains used including the multiple drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain with minimum inhibitory concentrations ranging from 15.6 to 500 µg/ml and minimum bactericidal concentrations ranging from 31.25 to 500 µg/ml. The sequential extracts of the root and stem bark had high antimicrobial activity with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) ranging between 3.9 and 250 µg/ml and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) ranging between 7.8 and 500 µg/ml against the tested microorganisms. The dichloromethane extract of the alkaloid rich fractions however exhibited reduced antibacterial activities as compared to methanol and sequential extracts but the dichloromethane:methanol (4:1) mixture showed high activity with MICs ranging between 15.6 and 250 µg/ml. These antibacterial efficacy studies suggest that Tabernaemontana stapfiana Britten could be a source of antibacterial agents.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAfr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2009; 6(2): 186–194.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5794
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPMCen_US
dc.subjectTabernaemontana stapfianaen_US
dc.subjectAntibacterialen_US
dc.subjectMICsen_US
dc.subjectMBCsen_US
dc.titleAntibacterial Activity of Tabernaemontana Stapfiana Britten (Apocynaceae) Extractsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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