Antimicrobial Potential of Plants Pedalium murex (Linn) and Bryophyllum daigremontianum

Author: Prakash Shoba S., Sakthivel G., Punitha A. and Anitha C.

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Abstract

The present investigation has been undertaken to assess the antimicrobial potential of plants Pedalium murex (L). Leaf and seed extract and Bryophyllum daigremontianum leaf and flower extract. The leaf and seed extracts of P. murex Linn and the leaf and flower extracts of B. daigremontianum were well-ground into a fine powder and kept at room temperature in airtight polythene bags. Plant material was extracted using the percolation method in 2 ml of methanol, ethanol, and acetone solutions, respectively. The disc diffusion method was used to test antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, and Gram-negative bacteria such as Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, E. coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. B. cereus was inhibited effectively by P. murex (L) leaf ethanol extract and P. aeruginosa was effectively inhibited by a methanol extract of P. murex (L) seed. The ethanol extract of B. daigremontianum flower and leaf showed promising antimicrobial activity against all the tested bacterial cultures. The ethanol leaf extract of B. daigremontianum has the highest antimicrobial activity against S. aureus, and the ethanol flower extract of B. daigremontianum has the highest inhibition activity against B. subtilis bacterial culture. The challenge of thecurrent study aimed to investigate the antimicrobial potential of P. murex (L) and B. daigremontianum by using different solvents. Overall, the findings indicate that P. murex (L) and B. daigremontianum could be used as alternative antimicrobial drugs against uro-pathogenic bacteria, as well as a treatment for kidney stone management by dissolving the struvite stone in the kidney.

Keywords

Antimicrobial activity, Antibacterial activity, Kidney stones, Pedalium murex; Bryophyllum daigremontianum

Conclusion

This research may hold great promise for the discovery of novel medications to combat antibiotic resistance in uro-pathogens. In order to find the leads with antibacterial activity, additional research on the chemical properties of the extract is currently being conducted.

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How to cite this article

Prakash Shoba S., Sakthivel G., Punitha A. and Anitha C. (2023). Antimicrobial Potential of Plants Pedalium murex (Linn) and Bryophyllum daigremontianum. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(3): 422-429.