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Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Insecticidal Potentials of Oxalis corniculata and Its Isolated Compounds
Joint Authors
Rehman, Azizur
Ahmad, Ijaz
Rehman, Ali
Source
International Journal of Analytical Chemistry
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-03-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Oxalis corniculata is a common medicinal plant widely used against numerous infectious diseases.
The agrochemical potential of methanolic extract, n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol fractions were assessed to measure the antibacterial, antifungal, and insecticidal activities of the plant.
The crude, chloroform, and n-butanol soluble fractions showed excellent activities against Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, and Bacillus subtilis but have no activity against Staphylococcus aureus.
Similarly the crude, n-hexane, and chloroform fractions were also found to have significant activity against fungal strains including Fusarium solani, Aspergillus flexneri, and Aspergillus flavus and have no activity against Aspergillus niger.
Chemical pesticides have shown very good results at the beginning, but with the passage of time the need was realized to use the natural plant sources for the safe control of insects.
The current study will provide minor contribution towards it.
High mortality rate was recorded for the crude extract and chloroform fraction against Tribolium castaneum.
The two isolated compounds 5-hydroxy-6,7,8,4′-tetramethoxyflavone (1) and 5,7,4′-trihydroxy-6,8-dimethoxyflavone (2) were evaluated for antibacterial, antifungal, and insecticidal activities.
The results showed that compound 2 was more active than compound 1 against the tested bacterial strains and insects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rehman, Azizur& Rehman, Ali& Ahmad, Ijaz. 2015. Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Insecticidal Potentials of Oxalis corniculata and Its Isolated Compounds. International Journal of Analytical Chemistry،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rehman, Azizur…[et al.]. Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Insecticidal Potentials of Oxalis corniculata and Its Isolated Compounds. International Journal of Analytical Chemistry No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064448
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rehman, Azizur& Rehman, Ali& Ahmad, Ijaz. Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Insecticidal Potentials of Oxalis corniculata and Its Isolated Compounds. International Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1064448
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1064448