Abstract

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF ACETONE EXTRACTS OF DIFFERENT PLANT PARTS OF LANTANA CAMARA LINN. AGAINST FUNGAL PATHOGENS OF VEGETABLE BEANS

Suman Saini*, Mamta Goyal and Agrawal R. D.

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted with an aim of determining antifungal activity of leaf, stem and root extracts of Lantana camara Linn. which belongs to the family Verbenaceae. The leaf, stem and root parts of Lantana camara Linn. were collected and shade dried and extracted using acetone in soxhlet assembely. Antifungal activity of leaf, stem and root extracts were tested against fungal pathogens of vegetable beans using disc diffusion method. The leaf extracts were very effective against fungal pathogens of vegetable beans in comparison to stem and root extracts. Preliminary phytochemical analysis of extract revealed the presence of a phenols and flavonoids in all plant parts while glycosides, triterpenoids and reducing sugars were present in leaf and stem extracts. The observed inhibitory potential could be ascribed to the presence of secondary metabolites in the extracts. Thus the leaf, stem and root extracts in the acetone solvent can be exploited for the development of potential antimicrobial agents.

Keywords: Lantana camara Linn., Disc diffusion method, Antifungal, Phytochemical, Soxhlet assembely.