MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS L.(LEAVES) AND ITS ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY
Abstract
- A medicinal plant Capsicum frutescens L. was selected for the present study. Myanmar name Moe- myaw-ngayoke belongs to the family Solanaceae. The specimens were collected from Nampha quarter, Banmaw Township in Kachin State from January to September, 2018. The collected plants were identified by the literature references to confirm its identity. The present research was conducted to study the morphological characters, qualitative analysis and antimicrobial activity of the Capsicum frutescens L. In morphological study, inflorescences were axillary and terminal cymes and flowers were pentamerous and hypogynous. In qualitative analysis, alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, steroids, starch, protein, reducing sugar, α-mino acids and carbohydrates were found to be present in the leaves of Capsicum frutescens L. In antimicrobial tests, the various solvent extracts of powdered leaves were tested on six microorganisms by using agar well diffusion methods at the CRDC. In this experiment, ethyl acetate extract of leaves showed the highest activity especially more sensitive against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus pumalis and Candida albicans. Therefore, the leaves of Capsicum frutescens L. may serve as a source of natural antimicrobial agents to be used in food and medicinal purposes.
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Year
- 2020
Author
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Sandar Sann
Subject
- Botany
Publisher
- Myanmar Academy of Arts and Science (MAAS)