TY - JOUR AU - M.N. Radhamma, P.B. Mallikharjuna, Y.N. Seetharam, PY - 2010/05/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Studies of Strychnos wallichiana Steud Ex Dc JF - Journal of Phytology JA - jp VL - 2 IS - 3 SE - Research Article DO - UR - https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jp/article/view/2096 SP - AB - <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 32.2pt; text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: ";Book Antiqua";,";serif";;">A preliminary phytochemical screening of seed and leaf of <em>Strychnos wallichiana</em>, an Asiatic woody liana species belongs to the family Loganiaceae revealed the presence of alkaloids, phenols, glycosides, flavonoids, saponins and sterols. Further, the HPLC chromatogram of alkaloid profile of seed has shown twelve prominent alkaloid peaks. Furthermore, the methanol and aqueous extracts were evaluated for <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">in vitro</em> antimicrobial properties against the selected bacteria and fungi at the concentration 2 mg/ml and 4 mg/ml, respectively using agar well diffusion assay. The findings have revealed considerable to significant inhibition activity of pathogens tested.</span></p> ER -