Antimicrobial activity of Lemon Grass (Cymbopogan citratus) extract against microbes of environment and food origin
Title
Antimicrobial activity of Lemon Grass (Cymbopogan citratus) extract against microbes of environment and food origin
Authors
Anita Ojha et al.,
Keywords
Cymbopogan citratus | Antimicrobial
Publication Details
Vol: 4; Iss: 2; Feb 18 | ISSN: 2454-5422
Abstract
In this investigation Lemon grass (Cymbopogan citratus) used for determination of antibacterial activity against food and soil bacteria, and for determination of antifungal activity against fungal pathogens (A. niger, A. flavus, Candida sps.,and Trycophyton sps.). The antimicrobial activity of the Lemon Grass in different solvents (n-Hexane, Chloroform, Acetone) was examined. In antibacterial activity of the Lemon Grass extract showed maximum zone of Inhibition was observed in Chloroform extract (3.1cm) and minimum zone of inhibition was observed in Acetone extract (1.2cm). The MIC of the Lemon extracts showed that MIC ranged between 3.1 mg/mL. The ethanolic extract of E. coli appeared to be the most effective with the lowest inhibitory concentration being 2.75 mg/mL against Bacillus sps. N-Hexane extracts of Pseudomonas sps. was the second most effective plant extracts with MIC of 2.55 mg/mL. In the Antifungal assay, Candida sps. was showed maximum antifungal activity (3cm) and Trycophyton sps was showed minimum antifungal activity (0.9 cm).