Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2012-Feb
Pharmacological screening of methanolic extract of Ixora species.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the antimicrobial activity of methanolic extracts of different parts of Ixora species.
METHODS
Antimicrobial activity was carried out using disc diffusion assay against fungi, gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
RESULTS
All methanolic extracts of different parts of Ixora species showed a broad-spectrum of antibacterial and antiyeast activities, which inhibited the growth of at least one bacterium or yeast. There was no remarkable difference between different Ixora species observed in this study.
CONCLUSIONS
The significant antimicrobial activity shown by this Ixora species suggests its potential against infections caused by pathogens. The extract may be developed as an antimicrobial agent.
