Research Article
Antimicrobial Bioactivity and GC-MS Analysis of Different Extracts of Corchorus olitorius L Leaves
Table 1
Bioactivity of C. olitorius crude leaf extracts; mean zones of inhibition (mm).
| | (a) Bioactivity against bacteria | | Test compound | Concentration in mg/ml | Organism/inhibitory zones (mm) | | S. aureus | S. pneumoniae | E. coli |
| | C. olitorius crude extract | Aqueous | 30.00 | 10.00 | 19.00 | 9.00 | | Methanol | 30.00 | 11.00 | 11.50 | 9.50 | | Diethyl ether | 30.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 11.00 | | Chloramphenicol | 0.05 | 20.00 | 22.00 | 18.00 | | Distilled water | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| | (b) Bioactivity against C. albicans and MTB | | Test compound | Concentration (mg/ml) | Organism-zone of inhibition (mm) | | C. albicans | MTB |
| | C. olitorius crude extracts | Aqueous | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | Methanol | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | Diethyl ether | 30.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | | Positive control (agar + organism) | 0.00 | Normal growth | Normal growth | | Negative control (neither extract nor organism) | 0.00 | No growth | No growth |
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