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Antimicrobial activity of Balsam Apple (Mormodica balsamina L.)
| العنوان: | Antimicrobial activity of Balsam Apple (Mormodica balsamina L.) |
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| المؤلفون: | Abubakar Bello, Fatima Muhammad, Sulaiman S. Kankara, Bashir Abdulkadir, Buhari Y. Shinkafi |
| المصدر: | UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research, Vol 3, Iss 1 (2018) |
| بيانات النشر: | Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina, Nigeria, 2018. |
| سنة النشر: | 2018 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Microbiology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Microbiology, QR1-502 |
| الوصف: | Momordica balsamina L. commonly known as African pumpkin or Balsam apple (Cucurbitaceae) is used as vegetable in many African countries and traditionally in the treatment of skin diseases. In this study, phytochemical prospective and antimicrobial activities of its leaf extracts were evaluated with the view to validating its medicinal potentials. Acetone, ethanol and water were used as the extracting solvents. Presence of various secondary metabolites as tannins, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins, alkaloids and saponins were observed. Acetone extract indicated a significant inhibition in all the bacterial isolate (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Salmonella typhi) tested at 100 mg/ml (P |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2616-0668 2814-1822 |
| Relation: | https://ujmr.umyu.edu.ng/index.php/ujmr/article/view/244; https://doaj.org/toc/2616-0668; https://doaj.org/toc/2814-1822 |
| DOI: | 10.47430/ujmr.1831.004 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/06658c0cda6a40ad87f034a2dd3bde99 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.06658c0cda6a40ad87f034a2dd3bde99 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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