Anti-cholinergic and anti-microbial properties of ceriops tagal (Temu)
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2014
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Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Abstract
Finding natural antimicrobial compounds with minimum side effects on health
is important due to increasing numbers of antibiotic-resistant strains. Although there
is currently no cure for Alzheimer's disease (AD), new treatments are on the horizon
as a result of accelerating insight into the biology of the disease. Mangrove plants
have extensively been used in medicinal fields. In the present study, the leaves and
roots of Ceriops tagal were prepared by using 3 different solvents including:
dichloromethane, ethyl acetate and methanol sequentially. This study aimed to
determine the antimicrobial, phytochemical screening and also anticholinesterase
properties by using the mangrove plants. Antimicrobial activities were tested against
five antibiotic-resistant and pathogenic bacteria which are Bacillus cereus,
Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhii, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumonia
by using the disc-diffusion and micro dilution assay. Results showed that the
methanol extract had the best results while the dichloromethane extract appeared
weaker in both disc diffusion and micro dilution assay.
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Nurul Khairiah Abdul Latif, LP 35 PPSMS 1 2014