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Antimicrobial Activity of an Iridoid Rich Extract from Morinda citrifolia Fruit
Brett J. West, Stephen K. Palmer, Shixin Deng and Afa K. Palu
Corresponding Author: Brett J. West
Submitted: 2011 October, 31
Accepted: 2011 November, 25
Published: 2012 January, 20 |
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The aim of the current study was to evaluate the antibacterial activity of iridoids in Morinda citrifolia
(noni) fruits. An iridoid rich extract from noni fruits was prepared and incubated with aliquots of twenty-four
hour cultures of Candida albicans, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus at total iridoid concentrations
of 0.096, 0.19, 0.45, 0.82 and 1.41 mg/mL. was monitored by Optical Density (OD) at 600 nm. Iridoid
concentration dependent decreases in cell growth were observed in all organisms. The results suggest that
deacetylasperulosidic acid and asperulosidic acid, the major phytochemical constituents of noni fruit, possess
antibacterial activity.
Key words: Antimicrobial, iridoids, Morinda citrifolia, noni, , ,
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Brett J. West, Stephen K. Palmer, Shixin Deng and Afa K. Palu, . Antimicrobial Activity of an Iridoid Rich Extract from Morinda citrifolia Fruit. Current Research Journal of Biological Sciences, (1): 52-54.
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