Antibacterial and Phytochemical Properties of Crude Extract of Zingiber Officinale

Authors

  • Idongesit Ambrose Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State
  • Joseph Peter Essien Department of Microbiology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State – Nigeria
  • Ubong Ekong Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, University of Uyo, Uyo.
  • Wesley Braide Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Oweerri, Imo State – Nigeria
  • Gloria Chidiebere Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Oweerri, Imo State – Nigeria
  • Dennis Edem Dennis Edem is Department of soil science, university of Uyo, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20448/805.1.1.1.10

Keywords:

Antibacterial effect, Phyto-chemistry, Aqueous extract, Methanol extract, Anti-oxidative compounds.

Abstract

This research was carried out on the antibacterial and phyto-chemical properties of aqueous and methanol extracts of the rhizome of Zingiber officinale. The methanol and aqueous extracts of the spice demonstrated high antibacterial potency against Staphylococcus aureous, Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli. The effect of the extracts on the test organisms varied with the dilution level used, and methanol extract was generally more inhibitive than the aqueous extract. Phyto-chemical analysis of the extracts confirmed the presence of saponins, flavonoid, cardiac glycosides, polyphenols and anthraquinones. These are anti-oxidative compounds which possibly might have contributed to the high antibacterial potency of the spice.

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How to Cite

Ambrose, I. ., Essien, J. P. ., Ekong, U. ., Braide, W. ., Chidiebere, G. ., & Edem, D. . (2016). Antibacterial and Phytochemical Properties of Crude Extract of Zingiber Officinale. Journal of Biotechnological Research, 1(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.20448/805.1.1.1.10

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016)

Section

Articles