Research Article
Antibacterial Activities of Calpurnia aurea against Selected Animal Pathogenic Bacterial Strains
Table 2
Screening of major secondary metabolites from parts of C. aurea.
| | Phytochemicals | Ethanol extract of C. aurea parts | Aquatic extract of C. aurea parts | | Leaf | Bark | Stem | Root | Leaf | Bark | Stem | Root |
| | Alkaloids | + | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | | Tannins | + | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | | Flavonoids | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − | | Terpenoids | + | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | | Saponins | + | + | + | − | + | − | − | + | | Steroids | − | + | | + | − | − | − | − | | Phlobatannins | − | − | + | − | − | − | − | − |
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(+) indicates the presence of suspected phytochemicals. (−) indicates the absence of suspected phytochemicals.
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