Phytocomponents

The emergence of multi-drug resistant microbes has rekindled the interest on plant derived compounds as alternatives to existing antimicrobial agents.This study d et e rmi n e d the antimicrobial property of ethyl acetate extract of the fibrous stem of Bryophyllum pinnatum and phytochemical constituents of the fibrous stem. The ethyl acetate extract of the fibrous stem did not show any antimicrobial activity against the clinical fungal and bacterial isolates at 0.3g/mL concentration of the extract. Phytochemical analysis showed that alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins,saponins and glycoside which are responsible for antimicrobial activity were not detected. Gas Chromatography -Mass Spectroscopy also identified various phytocomponents. The ethyl acetate extract did not show anti-microbial activity.