Bioactive metabolite profiles and antimicrobial activity of ethanolic extracts from Muntingia calabura L. leaves and stems

• Published in: Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine Vol. 6; no. 8; pp. 682 - 685
• Main Authors: Buhian, William Patrick Cruiz, Rubio, Raquel Orejudos, Valle, Demetrio Lim, Martin-Puzon, Juliana Janet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2016; Natural Sciences Research Institute, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines%Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101, Philippines; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Antibacterial; Antibacterial;Antifungal;Bioactive; Antifungal; Bacillus subtilis; Bioactive metabolites; calabura; Candida albicans; concentration;Muntingia; diffusion;Minimum; Disc diffusion; Escherichia coli; inhibitory; metabolites;Disc; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Muntingia calabura; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Salmonella typhimurium; Staphylococcus aureus; Disc diffusion; Muntingia calabura; Antifungal; Antibacterial; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Bioactive metabolites

Objective: To determine the bioactive phytochemicals and antimicrobial activity of leaf and stem ethanolic extracts from Muntingia calabura L.(M. calabura).Methods: Dried leaves and stems of M. calabura were extracted with 95% ethanol. The antibacterial and antifungal activities of the extracts were...