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Antimicrobial activity of Psychotria microlabastra
Journal article

Antimicrobial activity of Psychotria microlabastra

M R Khan, M Kihara and A D Omoloso
Fitoterapia, Vol.72(7), pp.818-821
01/11/2001
PMID: 11677022

Abstract

Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology Anti-Infective Agents - therapeutic use Bacteria - drug effects Eukaryota - drug effects Fungi - drug effects Humans Microbial Sensitivity Tests Phytotherapy Plant Extracts - pharmacology Plant Extracts - therapeutic use Plant Structures Rubiaceae
The methanol extracts of leaves, root and stem barks of Psychotria microlabastra showed a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity, that was increased on fractionation (petrol, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate), particularly in the ethyl acetate fractions. None of the extractives showed activity against the tested moulds.

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