Antibacterial Activity Test of Extracts and Fractions of Cassava Leaves (Manihot esculenta Crantz) against Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis and Propionibacterium acnes Causing Acne

Figure 1

TLC profile of ethanol extract and ethyl acetate fraction of cassava leaves with the developer of n-butanol : acetic acid : water (4 : 1 : 5). (a) Visible light, (b) under UV 254 nm, (c) under UV 366 nm, (d) visible light + addition of AlCl₃, (e) under UV 254 nm + addition of AlCl₃, and (f) under UV 366 nm + addition of AlCl₃. 1 indicates ethanol extract, and 2 indicates ethyl acetate fraction.

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