1School of Agriculture, Maya Devi University, Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
2Faculty of Science, Motherhood University, Roorkee
3School of Allied and Healthcare Sciences, GNA University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
4Department of Microbiology, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
5Department of Biotechnology, Axis Institute of Higher Education, Kanpur, India
6Department of Food Technology, School of Applied and Life Sciences (SALS), Uttaranchal University, Dehradun
*Corresponding Author E-mail: bhavya.trivedi25@gmail.com
Online published on 24 April, 2025.
The disc diffusion method, MIC and MBC were used to test the antibacterial activity of methanol, aqueous, ethyl acetate extract and essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus leaves, and Syzygium jambolanum seeds against Escherichia coli and Bacillus cereus, which were isolated from herbal medicines. Methanolic extract of Syzygium jambolanum was highly active against Bacillus cereus and E. coli. Chemical analysis was done by GC- MS. All the plant extracts showed different kinds of phytochemicals like terpenoids, flavonoids and steroids etc.
Cymbopogon, Essential oil, In vitro, Disc diffusion, Phytochemicals etc
