Phytochemical screening and in vitro antibacterial activity of Moringa oleifera (Lam.) leaf extract

Bhavana Dnyandeo Tambe * and Pranjali Dnyanshwar Gadhave

SMBT Institute of D. pharmacy, Dhamangaon, Igatputi, Nashik, Maharashtra- 422403 India.
 
Research Article
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 12(01), 125-130.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.12.1.0759
Publication history: 
Received on 20 March 2024; revised on 27 April 2024; accepted on 30 April 2024
 
Abstract: 
The study aimed to investigate the phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activity of ethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera Lam. belonging to family Moringaceae. Moringa oleifera is an interesting plant for its use in bioactive compounds. Ethanol and Distilled water were used as a solvent to extract and to detect the phytochemical constituent’s and to screen its antibacterial activity from the leaves of Moringa oleifera.
The phytochemical constituents were screened by qualitative analysis method. The phytochemical screening finds out the presence of terpenoids, phenols, tannins, flavonoids, glycosides, etc. in leaf extract of Moringa oleifera. The antibacterial activity of ethanolic leaf extract of Moringa oleifera was examined against gram positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli). Antibacterial Activity were carried out with ethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera using agar well diffusion method. The present study showed that ethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera showed more potent antibacterial activity against S. Aureus and E. coli.
 
Keywords: 
Moringa oleifera leaf; Moringa oleifera leaf extract; Phytochemical screening; Antibacterial activity.
 
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