Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Activity of Chloroform Extract of <i>Abutilon indicum</i>

Abstract

Powdered Abutilon indicum leaves were extracted from chloroform. Thin layer chromatography technique in combination with column chromatography was used to separate the chemically active constituents. The constituents were subjected to IR, NMR, EIMS analysis to identify the compounds contained in the extract. The antimicrobial activity of the plant extract was examined on Bacillus subtils, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E.coli and the effect was compared with that of chloramphenicol. The comparative results showed that chloroform extract of Abution indicum can serve well as an antimicrobial agent.

Physical and Spectral Characterization of Ni (II) Cu(II) Co(II) and Cd(II) Complexes with Schiff Base of Salicylaldehyde and 2-Aminopyridine Towards Potential Microbial Application

“…Few transition metal complexes with Schiff base and studied their antimicrobial activities recently were reported [38]. It is also reported that certain metal-protein complexes of copper, magnesium, molybdenum, calcium, iron, zinc, chromium and vanadium are essential metallic elements and exhibit great biological activity, contributing in oxygen transport, electronic transfer reactions or the storage of ions, has generated massive attention in the study of systems containing these metals [41,43].…”

“…The in-vitro evaluation of antimicrobial activities was performed according to the diffusion technique [13]. The bacteria were grown in nutrient broth at 37°C for 24 hours according to the previous literatures [41,42]. The complexes were tested using diffusion on solid media.…”

Chemical constituents of fan-si abutilon indicum stems

“…A Northeastern Thai folk tradition recipe consisting Abutilon indicum and Mimosa pudica have been reported as being effective for diabetic treatment [18]. Furthermore, traditional medicinal use of A. indicum as antimicrobial [19], antidiarrheal [20], wound healing [21], antidiabetic/hypoglycemic & anti-obesity [22], anti-ulcer [22], and female fertility control [23]. Phytochemical investigation of A. indicum reported that alkaloids, amides, coumarins, benzoids, ionones, nucleosides, and steroids were isolated from its flowers, leaves, aerial parts, roots, and whole plants [11,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30].…”