Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

Assessment on Antimicrobial Activity of Pergularia daemia Leaf Extract

Department of Biotechnology, Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology, Vinayaka Missions Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), Paiyanoor-603104

*Corresponding Author E-mail: devika@avit.ac.in

Online published on 18 April, 2019.

Abstract

Over the past few decades, curing of diseases are under threat as many medicines and drugs produce toxic reactions. Nowadays 61% of new drugs has been developed using natural phytochemicals in curing many diseases. Present investigation is an attempt to assess the antimicrobial activity of Pergularia daemia and to evaluate the potential against antibiotics. In the present study, P.daemia proved to have efficient phytochemicals which created distinct zone of inhibition against bacterial strains.

Keywords

Antibacterial, zone of inhibition, resistance, susceptible, phytochemicals