ملخص
The fruit of Acacia nilotica subspp. nilotica is a traditional medicinal remedy, widely used in the Sudan and other Arab countries. Water, ethanol, n-hexane and chloroform extracts were prepared from dried powdered fruit and tested for in-vitro antimicrobial activity against human pathogenic bacteria and Candida albicans, using agar dilution and broth microdilution methods. The extracts had a varying degree of antimicrobial activity. Extracts in water and ethanol were generally more active than those in n-hexane and chloroform. The extracts were more effective against Gram positive cocci than Gram-negative bacilli. Antifungal activity against Candida albicans was found in the n-hexane extract only. The results indicate the therapeutic value of A. nilotica extracts as potential antimicrobial agents.
اللغة الأصلية | English |
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الصفحات (من إلى) | 583-586 |
عدد الصفحات | 4 |
دورية | Pharmacy and Pharmacology Communications |
مستوى الصوت | 5 |
رقم الإصدار | 9 |
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء | |
حالة النشر | Published - سبتمبر 1999 |
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