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Mimusops elengi ( Linn.) extracts were evaluated for antibacterial activity against human pathogenic bacterial strain of Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. The methanolic extract showed the maximum activity against Streptococcus mutans, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis ( 16 mm) and petroleum ether extract showed the minimum activity against Streptococcus mutans ( 9 mm) by well diffusion method. The use of M. elengi extracts as a potential antibacterial agent and the treatment of dental caries has been suggested.
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Ahmad, I.,Mehmood, Z,and Mohammad, F. 1998 Screening of some Indian medicinal plants for their antimicriobial properties, Journal of Ethanopharmacology. 62, 183-188. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00055-5
Kapoor,L.D.,Singh, A., Kapoor,S.L.and Srivastava,S.N., 1969 Survey of Indian medicinal plants for saponins, alkaloids and flavonoids. Lloydia. 32, 297-302.
Kirtikar, K.R. ,Basu, B.D. 1984 Indian medicinal plants 2nd edition , Indian press, Allahabad. Mishra, G. and Mitra, C.R. 1967 Constituents of fruits and seeds of M.elengi. Phytochemistry.6:1309-1315. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)86096-3
Niranjan,P.S., Kaike, K. Jia. Z. and Nikaido, T. 1995 Novel Triterpenoid saponins from Mimusops elengi. Tetrahediiron. 51 : 13435-13446 . DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(95)00879-D
Sahu,N.P. ,Mandal,N.B.,Banerjee, S.and Siddique,K.A.I. 2001 Chemistry and Biology of triterpenes and saponins from seeds of M. elengi. Journal of Herbs, Spices and medicinal plants 8: 23-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1300/J044v08n04_04
Satyanarayana, T.,Rao, D.P.C. and Singh, B.S. 1997 Antibacterial activity of six medicinal plant extracts. Indian Drugs. 14: 209-214.
Scalbert, A. 1991 Antimicrobial properties of tannins. Phytochemistry. 30: 3875-3883. Sen, S. Sahu, N.P.and Mahato, S.B.C. 1995 Pentacyclic triterpenoids from M. elengi.Phytochemistry 38 : 205-207 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(91)83426-L