
	Research Journal of Medicinal Plants
	Year: 2011 \| Volume: 5 \| Issue: 5 \| Page No.: 605-612

Chemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Leaf Extracts of Zapoteca portoricensis

K.N. Agbafor, E.I. Akubugwo, M.E. Ogbashi, P.M. Ajah and C.C. Ukwandu

Abstract: This research was designed to evaluate the chemical (phytochemical, vitamin and mineral) and antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal) properties of leaves of Zapoteca portoricensis. Four extracts were prepared with deionized water, methanol, ethylacetate and diethylether. Phytochemical and vitamin analyses were performed according to standard methods while mineral content was measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Agar disc diffusion method was used for antimicrobial study. Alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins, cardiac glycosides, terpenoids and anthraquinones which were present in the extracts, varied significantly (p<0.05) among the extracts. The level of Vitamins B₂, B₆, C, E and niacin, found in all the extracts did not show any significant difference (p>0.05), except B₆ and C. The values for B₆ and C in water extract were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those in ethylacetate and diethylether extracts. All the extracts contained Na, Ca, K, Mg, P, Zn and Fe, whose values did not vary significantly (p>0.05) in the extracts. The extracts inhibited all the microorganisms tested in a concentration dependent pattern, the water extract being significantly higher (p<0.05) than organic extracts. These results may be useful in explaining the medicinal applications of leaves of Zapoteca portoricensis.

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How to cite this article:

K.N. Agbafor, E.I. Akubugwo, M.E. Ogbashi, P.M. Ajah and C.C. Ukwandu, 2011. Chemical and Antimicrobial Properties of Leaf Extracts of Zapoteca portoricensis. Research Journal of Medicinal Plants, 5: 605-612.

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjmp.2011.605.612

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