Antibacterial activity of Atrichum undulatum (Hedw.) P. Beauv. against some pathogenic bacteria

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 427-431

  Vats, Sharad ^a   Alam, Afroz ^a  

^a BANASTHALI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Atrichum undulatum; Extract; Moss; Well diffusion method

Indexed keywords

ATRICHUM UNDULATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATRICHUM UNDULATUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84880074250     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2013.427.431     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Alam, A., 2012. Antifungal activity of Plagiochasma rupestre (Forst.) Steph. extract. Researcher, 4: 62-64.
2. Alam, A., A. Tripathi, S. Vats, K.K. Behera and V. Sharma, 2011. In vitro antifungal efficacies of aqueous extract of Dumortiera hirsuta (Swaegr.) Nees against sporulation and growth of postharvest phytopathogenic fungi. Arch. Bryology, 103: 1-9.
3. Alam, A., V. Sharma and S.C. Sharma, 2012a. In vitro Antifungal efficacies of aqueous extract of Targionia hypophylla L. against growth of some pathogenic fungi. Int. J. Ayur. Herb. Med., 2: 229-233.
4. Alam, A., V. Sharma, S.C. Sharma and P. Kumari, 2012b. Antibacterial activity of the alcoholic extracts of Entodon nepalensis Mizush. Against some pathogenic bacteria. Rep. Opinion, 4: 44-47.
5. Asakawa, Y., 1981. Biologically active substances obtained from bryophytes. J. Hattori. Bot. Lab., 50: 123-142.
6. Asakawa, Y., 1988. Biologically Active Substances found in Hepaticae. In: Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Atta-ur-Rahman and F.Z. Basha (Eds.). Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
7. Asakawa, Y., 2001. Recent advances in phytochemistry of bryophytes-acetogenins, terpenoids and bis (bibenzyl)s from selected Japanese, Taiwanese, New Zealand, Argentinean and European liverworts. Phytochemistry, 56: 297-312.
8. Asakawa, Y., M. Toyota, M. Tori and T. Hashimoto, 2000. Chemical structures of macrocyclic bis (bibenzyls) isolated from liverworts (Hepaticae). Spectroscopy, 14: 149-175.
9. Banerjee, R.D., 2000. Antimicrobial Activities of Bryophytes a Review. In: Perspective in Indian Bryology, Nath, V. and A.K. Asthana (Eds.). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, pp: 55-74.
10. Basile, A., ML. Vuotto, M.T. Ielpo, V. Moscatiello, L. Ricciardi, S. Giordano and C.R. Castaldol, 1998. Antibacterial activity in Rhynchostegium riparioides (Hedw.) Card, extract (bryophyta). Phytother. Res., 12: S146-S148.
11. Basile, A., S. Giordano, J.A. Lopez-Saez and R.C. Cobianchi, 1999. Antibacterial activity of pure flavonoids isolated from mosses. Phytochemistry, 52: 1479-1482.
12. Bodade, R.G., P.S. Borkar, M.S. Arfeen and C.N. Khobragade, 2008. In vitro screening of bryophytes for antimicrobial activity. J. Med. Plants, 7: 23-28.
13. Dulger, B., N. Hacioglu and G. Uyar, 2009. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of some mosses from Turkey. Asian J. Chem., 21: 4093-4096.
14. Eloff, J.N., 1998. Which extractant should be used for the screening and isolation of antimicrobial components from plants. J. Ethnopharmacol., 60: 1-8.
15. Flowers, S., 1957. Ethnobryology of the gosuite Indians of Utah. Bryologist, 60: 11-14.
16. Frahm, J.P. andK. Kirchhoff, 2002. Antifeeding effects of bryophyte extracts from Neckera crispa and Porella obtusata against slug Arion lusitanicus. Cryptogamie Bryol., 23: 271-275.
17. Frahm, J.P., 2004. Recent developments of commercial products from bryophytes. Bryologist, 107: 277-283.
18. Gould, J.C., 1952. The determination of bacterial sensitivity of antibiotics. Edinburgh Med. J., 59: 178-199.
19. Ilhan, S., F. Savaroglu, F. Colak, C.F. Iscen and F.Z. Erdemgil, 2006. Antimicrobial activity of Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra. extracts (Bryophyta). Turk. J. Biol, 30: 149-152.
20. King, A. and F.J.D. Brown, 2001. Quality assurance of antimicrobial susceptibility testing by disk diffusion. J. Antimicrob. Chemother., 48: 71-76.
21. Kumar K., K.K. Singh, A.K. Asthana and V. Nath, 2000. Ethnotherapeutics of bryophyte Plagiochasma appendiculatum among the Gaddi tribes of Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. Pharm. Biol., 38: 353-356.
22. Lahlou, E.H., T. Hashimoto and Y. Asakawa, 2000. Chemical constituent of the liverworts Plagiochasma japonica and Marchantia tosana. J. Hattori. Bot. Lab., 88: 271-275.
23. Lai, J., 2005. Checklist of Indian Mosses. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun (India), pp: 1-164.
24. NCCLS, 2000. Methods for Dilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Tests for Bacteria that Grow Aerobically. 5th Edn., National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Approved Standard M7-A5, Wayne, PA, USA.
25. Sabovljevic, A., M. Sokovic, M. Sabovljevic and D. Grubisic, 2006. Antimicrobial activity of Bryum argenteum. Fitoterapia, 77: 144-145.
26. Scher, J.M., J.B. Speakman, J. Zapp andH. Becker, 2004. Bioactivity guided isolation of antifungal compounds from the liverwort Bazzania trilobata (L.) S.F. Gray. Phytochemistry, 65: 2583-2588.
27. Sharma, K.V., U. Singh, S. Vats, K.I. Priyadarsim, A.L. Bhatia and R. Kamal, 2009. Evaluation of evidenced based radioprotective efficacy of Gymnema sylvestre leaves in mice brain. J. Environ. Pathol. Toxicol. Oncol, 28: 311-323.
28. Singh, M., A.K. Rawat and R. Govindarajan, 2007. Antimicrobial activity of some Indian mosses. Fitoterapia, 78: 156-158.
29. Subhisha, S. and A. Subramoniam, 2005. Antifungal activities of a steroid from Pallavicinia lyellii, a liverwort. Indian J. Pharmacol., 37: 304-308.
30. Vats, S., 2012. Antioxidant activity of callus culture of Vigna unguiculata (L.) walp. Researcher, 4: 22-24.
31. Vats, S., R. Tiwari, A. Alain, K.K. Behera andR. Pareek, 2012. Evaluation of phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of in vitro culture of Vigna unguiculata (L.) walp. Researcher, 4: 70-74.
32. Veljic, M., A. Ciric, M. Sokovic, P. Janackovic and P.D. Marin, 2010. Antibacterial and antifungal activity of the liverwort (Ptilidium pulcherrimum) methanol extract. Arch. Biol. Sci. Belgrade, 62: 381-395.