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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF COCCINIA GRANDIS L.

UMBREEN FARRUKH¹, HUMA SHAREEF², SHAUKAT MAHMUD³, SYED AYUB ALI⁴ AND GHAZALA H. RIZWANI⁵

Abstract: In vitro antibacterial activity of leaves and stem extracts of Coccinia grandis L., has been investigated against Bacillus cereus, Corynebacterium diptheriae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Escherichia coli (ETEC), Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi and Shigella boydii. Water extract of leaves and ethanolic extract of stem showed significant activity against Shigella boydii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa respectively.

¹College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi,

²Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University Karachi, 3Pharmaceutical Sciences, Baqai University Karachi,

⁴College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi,

⁵Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.