ANTIBACTERIAL POTENTIAL OF GLORY LILY, GLORIOSASUPERBA, LINN

Abstract

The successive Soxhlet extract of Gloriosasuperba, L. (Liliaceae) was extracted using acetone, dichloromethane, chloroform and methanol in ascending order of the polarity. The extracts were investigated for their antibacterial activity against two Gram positive bacteria Streptococcus faecalisand Enterococcus faecalisand two Gram negative bacteria Klebsiellapneumoniaeand Proteus mirabilis by using disc diffusion method. Among the four extracts tested, acetone extract had effective antibacterial potential, followed by methanol extract at 25 and 100% concentration against Enterococcus faecalis. The acetone extract showed greater activity against Gram-positive than against Gram-negative organisms. The study confirms the antibacterial potential of Gloriosasuperbaleaves extracted using various solvents, and is therefore, a potential drug that requires further studies and development