7.ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF LEAF EXTRACT OF PSORALEA CORYLIFOLIA L. By 1P.A. HOSAMANI, 2.H.C. LAKSHMAN AND 2 K. SANDEEPKUMAR
Abstract
Antimicrobial activity of leaf extract of Psoralea corylifolia L. was studied using different solvent like
chloroform, acetone, ethanol and water against bacterial strains like Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus
aureus, Pseudomonus aeruginosa, Escherichia.coli and fungal strains Aspergillus niger and Penicillum
chrysogenum. The antimicrobial activity was determined by disc diffusion method. Out of the four extract
used, chloroform acetone and ethanol extracts were found to be highly active against Staphylococcus
aureus, Bacillus subtilis ,Escherichia.coli and Aspergillus niger.
KEY WORD: Psoralea corylifolia, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonus aeruginosa ,
Aspergillus niger
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