ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL POTENTIAL OF EUPHORBIA HELIOSCOPIA L. COLLECTED FROM SIALKOT PAKISTAN
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A study was conducted to evaluate the antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of Euphorbia helioscopia L. Plants were collected and tested against several common species and human pathogenic microorganisms including Escherichia coli, Klebsiella sp. and the pathogenic fungus Aspergillus niger. Different solvents viz., ethanol, methanol, acetone and water were used for plant extract preparation. The extract then goes through a preliminary screening process to determine the presence of important phytochemicals. Phytochemical analysis has shown that Euphorbia helioscopia contains many active compounds, including flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins and saponins. Antifungal and antibacterial activity was evaluated by agar well diffusion method. Maximum zone of inhibition was observed by ethanolic and methanolic extract of E. helioscopia against E. coli, Klebsiella sp and A. niger as compared to other extracts. The extracts prepared in the water showed minimum zone of inhibition.
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Hafsa Khalid
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Zahid Ali Butt
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Fatima Idrees
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Fiza Munir
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Anfal Arshad
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Maria Akhtar
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Salma Khalid
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Samra Riasat
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Asra Imtiaz
Department of Botany, GC Women University, Sialkot.
Javed Kamar
Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
Sajid Hussain
Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi