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- Title
Antimicrobial Activities of Three Different Seed Extracts of Lansium Varieties.
- Authors
Alimon, H.; Sani, A. Abdullah; Abdul Azziz, S. S. Syed; Daud, N.; Arriffin, N. Mohd; Bakri, Y. Mhd
- Abstract
Lansium domesticum Corr. is a fruit tree of the Meliaceae family, which is commonly found in South- East Asia with a wide range of varieties. This study investigated three varieties of L. domesticum', Duku, Langsat and Dokong for the phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity. Seeds from the matured fruits were extracted using hexane, methanol and water. The crude extracts were screened for antimicrobial activities toward three bacteria, namely, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus. The findings showed that Langsat seed extracts contained more groups of compounds compared with the other two varieties, and its methanol extract demonstrated the highest inhibition zones against the three bacteria. The crude methanol extract of Duku seeds showed inhibition zones only towards Bacillus subtilis at a high concentration (1.0 mgL-1), whilst the seed extracts of Dokong showed no inhibition zones towards any of the tested bacteria.
- Publication
Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, 2014, Vol 22, Issue 2, p529
- ISSN
0128-7680
- Publication type
Academic Journal