Phytochemical Screening and Antibacterial Activity of Bryophytes

Authors

  • Kadam Pratima S Department of Botany, Prof. Ramkrishna More ACS College, Akurdi, Pune 411044, India

Keywords:

Antimicrobial activity, Phytochemical screening, Bryophytes

Abstract

In this paper we study antibacterial activity and phytochemical screening of the bryophytes. The bryophytes possess some bioactive compounds and therefore are medicinally very useful plants. They contain pools of secondary metabolites, which are unique .The antimicrobial activity was assessed using agar well diffusion method against the two bacterial strains from the bryophytes viz Anthoceros erectus, Asterella angusta, Cyathodium tuberosum, Plagiochasma articulata and Targionia hyphophylla the studies of phytochemical constituents revealed presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, coumarins, phenols, tannins, steroids, and sugars. The antimicrobial activity is due to the presence of secondary metabolites. It was highest in Targionia hyphophylla and least in Cyathodium tuberosum. The above observations suggest that due to significant antibacterial activity of the bryophytes they have good potential in drug development.

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Published

2017-09-23

How to Cite

Kadam Pratima S. (2017). Phytochemical Screening and Antibacterial Activity of Bryophytes. International Journal of Life Sciences, 5(3), 405–408. Retrieved from https://ijlsci.in/ls/index.php/home/article/view/1410