1Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, St. Alphonsa College of Arts and Science, Soosaipuram, Karinkal, Tamil Nadu, India
2III B.Sc Chemistry Students, Department of Chemistry, St. Alphonsa College of Arts and Science, Soosaipuram, Karinkal, Tamil Nadu, India
3III B.Sc Chemistry Students, Department of Chemistry, St. Alphonsa College of Arts and Science, Soosaipuram, Karinkal, Tamil Nadu, India
4III B.Sc Chemistry Students, Department of Chemistry, St. Alphonsa College of Arts and Science, Soosaipuram, Karinkal, Tamil Nadu, India
5III B.Sc Chemistry Students, Department of Chemistry, St. Alphonsa College of Arts and Science, Soosaipuram, Karinkal, Tamil Nadu, India
6III B.Sc Chemistry Students, Department of Chemistry, St. Alphonsa College of Arts and Science, Soosaipuram, Karinkal, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: anitavasantham@gmail.com
Phytochemicals are responsible for medicinal activity of plants and these biochemicals are naturally occuring in the plants that have defense mechanisms and protect from various diseases. Their use has been multiplied through various researchers and application due to a number of side effects from use of synthetic drugs, antibiotics and high cost. In the present study, the dried parts of Piper longum was subjected to physicochemical and antimicrobial studies. Based on the results of analysis the antimicrobial activity is performed on chloroform extract of Piper longum. Thus, the antimicrobial activity performed on bacterial strains reveals that the medicinal plant is pharmaceutically important.
Antibiotic, Bacterial Strains, Antimicrobial, Defense, Synthetic
