The Open Conference Proceedings Journal

2013, 4 : 104-104
Published online 2013 March 01. DOI: 10.2174/2210289201304010104
Publisher ID: TOPROCJ-4-4-104

Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activities of Seed Extracts From Sandoricum Koetjape

Saripah Salbiah Syed Abd. Azziz , Hasimah Alimon , Asmaniza Abdullah Sani , Norhayati Daud and Nor Nafizah Mohd Noor
Department of Biology, 2Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia.

ABSTRACT

The seed of Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr., a member of Family Meliaceae, had been screened for its phytochemcial components and extracted using hexane, methanol, and water for antimicrobial activity towards three bacteria, Pseudomonas eruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus. Phytochemical screening showed that the S. koetjape’s seeds contain high amount of alkaloid and flavonoid. The crude methanol extracts showed inhibition zones towards the three bacteria with minimal inhibition zones of 0.25 mgL-1 for B.subtilis and of 0.50 mgL-1 for both P.aeroginosa and S.aureus.

Keywords:

Sandoricum koetjape, Family Meliaceae, antimicrobial activities, inhibition zones.