Antimicrobial activity of Acalypha siamensis Oliv. ex Gage

C Wiart; A Hannah; M Yassim; H Hamimah; M Sulaiman

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2004.07.014

Antimicrobial activity of Acalypha siamensis Oliv. ex Gage

J Ethnopharmacol. 2004 Dec;95(2-3):285-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.07.014.

Authors

C Wiart¹, A Hannah, M Yassim, H Hamimah, M Sulaiman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia. christophe_wiart@yahoo.com

PMID: 15507350
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.07.014

Abstract

The hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol fractions of leaves of Acalypha siamensis Oliv. ex Gage were evaluated for antibacterial and antifungal activity. The antibacterial activity was more pronounced in the ethyl acetate and methanol extracts. No activity was shown against tested moulds.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / isolation & purification
Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
Euphorbiaceae*
Microbial Sensitivity Tests / statistics & numerical data
Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
Plant Extracts / pharmacology

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Plant Extracts