Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of leave extract of Amaranthus spinosus

dc.contributor.author	Nasir, Rabiu
dc.contributor.author	Alhassan, Haruna Saeed
dc.contributor.author	Abubakar, Ahmed
dc.contributor.author	Ibrahim, Yusuf
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-11T15:15:50Z
dc.date.available	2021-08-11T15:15:50Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.issn	23105496
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/5817
dc.description	5p:, ill.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Identification of the constituents of Amaranthus spinosus was carried out using ethanol extract of the dried leaf of the plant. Microbial detection of zone of inhibition was also carried out. The extract yield from the leaves was 17.40 g while phytochemical screening indicated the presence of saponins, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids and glycosides in the leaf extract. The antimicrobial assay indicated that methanolic extract of the plant were slightly active against the test isolates with the extract being more active against Staphylococcus aureus (15mm), Aspergillus flavus (15mm), E. coli. (13mm) and Mucor spp (10mm). Hence methanol extract of this plant has potent medical values	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Cape Coast	en_US
dc.subject	Phytochemical	en_US
dc.subject	Amaranthus spinosus	en_US
dc.subject	Leaf extract	en_US
dc.title	Phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of leave extract of Amaranthus spinosus	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US