Antimicrobial and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Cordia obliqua W. (Boraginaceae) Fruit Extracts

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Antimicrobial and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Cordia obliqua W. (Boraginaceae) Fruit Extracts

Sung Kwon Park¹, Chang Weon Choi², Yoo Kyung Lee¹, Park Jae Hyun³ and Selvaraj Arokiyaraj¹

¹Department of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, National Institute of Animal Science, Republic of Korea.

²Department of Animal Resources, Daegu University, Gyeongsan 712-714, Korea.

³Department of Animal Science, Konkuk Univesity, Chungju, Republic of Korea.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2014;8(1):117-120

Received: 17/11/2013 | Accepted: 06/01/2014 | Published: 28/02/2014

Abstract

The present study was carried out to evaluate the free radical scavenging activity and antimicrobial activity of Cordia obliqua against bacteria and fungi. Results of the current study disclosed that Cordia obliqua exhibited antibacterial effect against Gram positive Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Gram negative Escherichia coli. It also showed inhibition effect against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. Further, Cordia obliqua showed free radical scavenging ability against the DPPH radicals (IC50 <100 µg/ml).

Keywords

Antibacterial activity, Cordia obliqua, Free radicals, Phytoconstituents

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