@article{kanta Kanthal_Dey_Satyavathi_Bhojaraju_2014, title={ANTIBACTERIAL POTENTIAL OF METHANOLIC EXTRACT OF GYROCARPUS ASIATICUS WILLD}, volume={7}, url={https://journals.innovareacademics.in/index.php/ajpcr/article/view/879}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The present study<strong> </strong>was designed to<strong> </strong>evaluate the antibacterial activity of the methanolic extract of<em> Gyrocarpus asiaticus </em>Willd<em>.</em><strong></strong></p><p><em> </em></p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The <em>Gyrocarpus asiaticus </em>Willd extract under study has been screened for the antibacterial activity against with <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, <em>Escherichia coli</em>, <em>Salmonella typhi,</em> <em>Salmonella paratyphi</em>, <em>pseudomonas mirebelis, Pseudomonas auroginosa </em>and<em> Klebsiella pneumoni </em>human pathogenic bacteria by disc diffusion method.<em></em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Methanolic extract showed satisfactory results against almost all the organisms, among them against <em>E.coli</em> it showed highest zone of inhibition 18.5mm (0.4g/ml) with the minimum inhibitatory concentration (MIC) value of 0.039 mg/ml and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of 0.16mg/ml. Other Gram negative pathogens like <em>P. mirabelis</em>, <em>P. auroginosa</em> shows good zone of  inhibition 13.9 mm and 17 mm (0.4g/ml) with  less minimum inhibitatory concentration of 0.039 mg/ml and MBC values of  0.16 mg/ml for the  above mention bacteria. But <em>klebsiella sp</em> was found to be resistant with no MIC, no MBC value and with a very less zone of inhibition of 7.5mm (0.4g/ml) when compared with the standards.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>From the results, it is evident that <em>Gyrocarpus asiaticus </em>Willd<em> </em>is recommended as a plant of an antibacterial agent.<strong></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong><em>Gyrocarpus asiaticus </em>Willd, methanolic extract, antibacterial activity, MIC, MBC.</p>}, number={6}, journal={Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research}, author={kanta Kanthal, Lakshmi and Dey, Akalanka and Satyavathi, K. and Bhojaraju, P.}, year={2014}, month={Feb.}, pages={192–194} }