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Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Biochemistry, Achariya Arts and Science College, Villianur, Pudhucherry-605110, IN
2 Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Annamali University, Chidambaram-608002, Tamilnadu, IN
3 Department of Biotechnology, Vysya College, Salem-636103, Tamilnadu, IN
Source
Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Vol 3, No 2 (2013), Pagination: 98-102
Abstract
Antibiotics play a major role in clinical medicine in eradicating pathogens. Unfortunately, excessive/inappropriate use of antibiotics has contributed to the spread of important clinical and public health problems of antibiotics resistance. The present study aimed to examine a comparative analysis of the antibacterial efficacy of ethanol and methanol ischolar_main extracts of W. somnifera with commercial antibiotics against the bacterial strains. The ethanol and methanol ischolar_main extracts of W. somnifera found to show equalent/potent antibacterial activity against the bacterial strains as compared to antibiotic discs. Methanol ischolar_main extract of W. somnifera showed an effective antibacterial activity might be due to presence of numerous bioactive compounds. Thus, there is a tremendous need for future research to provide better evidence, to address the isolation and characterization of these bioactive components of methanol ischolar_main extract of W. somnifera responsible for the antibacterial activity, offer an ecologically and economically safe drug compared to commercial antibiotics.
Keywords
Antibacterial Activity, W. somnifera, Antibiotics, Gentamicin, Tetracycline.
