@article{Dhale*_2011, title={Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of Bauhinia variegata Linn.}, volume={3}, url={https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jebt/article/view/194}, abstractNote={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0in; margin: 0in 32.85pt 0pt 0.5in; mso-char-indent-count: 0;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";;">The antimicrobial effect of<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></em></strong><em>Bauhinia variegata</em> Linn. (Caesalpiniaceae)<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: #f8f8f8; color: #212121;"> </span></span>leaf and bark extract was evaluated on microbial strains like <span style="color: black;">Gram positive species </span><em>Staphylococcus aureus</em><span style="color: black;"> and </span><em>Bacillus subtilis</em><span style="color: black;"> and Gram negative species </span><em>Escherichia coli</em><span style="color: black;"> and </span><em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa.</em><span style="color: black;"> The solvent used for extraction of plant were Petroleum ether, </span>Chloroform, Alcohol. <span style="color: black;">The alcoholic extract of leaves of </span><em>Bauhinia variegata</em> <span style="color: black;">shows maximum antimicrobial activity. The <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">in vitro</em> antimicrobial valuation was carried out by disc diffusion method. The significant antibacterial activity of active extract was compared with standard antibiotic </span>Amphicillin. <span style="color: black;">The </span>samples of leaves and bark <span style="color: black;">were further used for the <span class="yshortcuts">phytochemical studies</span>. Results of the phytochemical analysis indicated the presence of </span>alkaloids, oil, fat glycoside, carbohydrates, Phenolics, Tannins, lignin, saponins, flavonoids and Terpinoids<span style="color: black;">. The antibacterial activities of the leaves and bark were due to the presence of various <span class="yshortcuts">secondary metabolites.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> The phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of </span><span class="apple-style-span"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; background: #f8f8f8; color: #212121;">B. variegata</span></em></span><span style="font-family: ";Arial Narrow";,";sans-serif";; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> leaves and bark was determined by using the standard method. </span></span></p>}, number={9}, journal={Journal of Ecobiotechnology}, author={Dhale*, D.A.}, year={2011}, month={Oct.} }