Phytochemical Analysis and Antibacterial Activity of Different Leaf Extracts of Murraya koenigii

Abstract

Murraya koenigii also known as a curry-leaf tree is use as a medicinal plant in India. It contains many chemicals which show antimicrobial activity. In the present study, different plants chemicals were extracted and tested against Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeuriginosa and Staphylococcus aureus by agar well diffusion method. Alkaloid, carbohydrate, tannins, terepnoids were present in all extracted samples, however cardiac glycosides and phylobatannins were extracted only in methanolic and ethanolic extracts of plant leaves sample. In all solvent extract from leaves of M. koenigii and minimum activity was recorded with 25 % plant extract. Maximum antibiotic activity was recorded with aqueous extract of leaves against S. aureus. In case of P. aeruginosa, all extracts were failed to show antibacterial activity.