ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF MURRAYA KOENIGII LEAVES

Abhinay Kumar Dwivedi*

ABSTRACT

Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng, colloquially known as meethi neem, kari patta or curry leaves belongs to the Rutaceae. The plant is renowned in various traditional system of medicine for its peculiar aroma and therapeutic significance. The plants prosper well in tropical and subtropical climates M. koenigii is significantly used in Indian culinary and complementary system of medicine to mitigate various disorder. The ethanolic extract of leaves manifested fair antioxidant potential with IC50 of 17.83 compared to standard IC50 of 16.45. The ethanolic extract of leaves displayed fair potential of antibacterial against S. aureus at 2% concentration with the inhibition of 18 ±1.132 as compared to 1% with the inhibition of 12.33 ±0.653. the antibacterial activity of leaves extract against E. coli. has been progressively increased at 2% concentration with the zone of inhibition of 15 ±1.132 as compared to 1% with inhibition of 10.66 ±0.653, while compared both strain it was found that the extract had greater antibacterial against gram positive S. aureus.

Keywords: Murraya koenigii (L.), leaves, Antioxidant, antibacterial, Hydroalcoholic.