PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CRUDE EXTRACTS AND EXTRACTED PHENOLS FROM A LITHO-EPIPHYTIC FERN ARTHROMERIS WALLICHIANA (SPRENG.) CHING
GAUTAM GANGULY *
Department of Botany, Chandernagore Govt. College, Chandernagore, Hooghly-712136
BRIJ KUMAR TIWARY *
Department of Botany, Chandernagore Govt. College, Chandernagore, Hooghly-712136
RADHANATH MUKHOPADHYAY *
CAS Department of Botany, Burdwan University, Golapbag-713104
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Antibacterial activity of crude extracts and extracted phenols from sporophytic parts of litho-epiphytic fern Arthromeris wallichiana (Spreng.) Ching (family Polypodiaceae) were studied in summer and winter seasons against Bacillus subtilis AR-2 (Gr +ve) and Escherichia coli XL1-Blue (Gr-ve). Both the crude extracts and extracted phenols from sporophytic plant parts showed antibacterial activities. In summer the phenol content is less and in winter the phenol content is maximum. Detailed observations reveal that crude extracts show better antibacterial activity than extracted phenol.
Keywords: Phytochemistry,, antibacterial activity, antibacterial activitycrude extract, Gr. ve, Gr-ve bacteria, Arthromeris wallichiana (Spreng.) Ching.