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PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF INDIGOFERA LONGIRACEMOSA (FABACEAE)

Dharmasamy Premalatha, Ramasamy Kamaraj, Arumugame Chanemougame Tangavelou

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Objective: An ethnomedicinal plant, Indigofera longiracemosa Boiv. ex Baill. was investigated for preliminary phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity. Methods: Preliminary Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity were carried out by standard methods. Results: Preliminary phytochemical screening of various extracts of the leaves revealed the presence of various classes of compounds such as amino acids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, gum, oil & resins, proteins, phenolic groups, saponins, steroids, tannins and terpenoids. Antimicrobial activity of the petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanolic leaf extract showed concentration-dependent activity against all the tested bacteria with the zone of inhibition at various concentrations. Conclusion: Thus the findings revealed the medicinal potential of I. longiracemosa against various infectious diseases to develop a drug.

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Objective: An ethnomedicinal plant, Indigofera longiracemosa Boiv. ex Baill. was investigated for preliminary phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity. Methods: Preliminary Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity were carried out by standard methods. Results: Preliminary phytochemical screening of various extracts of the leaves revealed the presence of various classes of compounds such as amino acids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, gum, oil & resins, proteins, phenolic groups, saponins, steroids, tannins and terpenoids. Antimicrobial activity of the petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanolic leaf extract showed concentration-dependent activity against all the tested bacteria with the zone of inhibition at various concentrations. Conclusion: Thus the findings revealed the medicinal potential of I. longiracemosa against various infectious diseases to develop a drug.

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Objective: An ethnomedicinal plant, Indigofera longiracemosa Boiv. ex Baill. was investigated for preliminary phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity. Methods: Preliminary Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity were carried out by standard methods. Results: Preliminary phytochemical screening of various extracts of the leaves revealed the presence of various classes of compounds such as amino acids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, gum, oil & resins, proteins, phenolic groups, saponins, steroids, tannins and terpenoids. Antimicrobial activity of the petroleum ether, chloroform and ethanolic leaf extract showed concentration-dependent activity against all the tested bacteria with the zone of inhibition at various concentrations. Conclusion: Thus the findings revealed the medicinal potential of I. longiracemosa against various infectious diseases to develop a drug.

Key concepts: Phytochemical, Antimicrobial, Traditional medicine, Terpenoid, Phytochemistry, Petroleum ether, Biology, Fabaceae

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