Antimicrobial Activities of different plant extracts of Jatropha Curcas

Ajay Shankar Mishra; Rajendra Kumar Ahirwar; Saroj Ahirwar; Jay Prakash Narayana Pandeya; Kewat Sanjay Kumar

Ajay Shankar Mishra Department of Botany, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar 470003, India
Rajendra Kumar Ahirwar Department of Botany, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar 470003, India
Saroj Ahirwar Department of AppliedMicrobiology, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar 470003, India
Jay Prakash Narayana Pandeya Department of Botany, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar 470003, India
Kewat Sanjay Kumar Department of Botany, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar 470003, India

Abstract

Jatropha curcas is an ornamental plant which is used to cure various infections, and it is a potential source for production of bio-diesel and works as an alternative source for fossil fuels. The present study is undertaken for the analysis of antimicrobial study against Jatropha curcas plant part extracts. For extraction of oil from leaf, stem bark and root bark of plant materials petro-ether, acetone, alcohol and water solvents were used. Oil and cake extracts were screened against different human bacterial and fungal pathogens. The antibacterial activity was screened against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus xylosus, Micrococcus sp., and Pseudomonas sp. whereas antifungal screening was performed against Aspergillus niger, Fusarium sp., Trichoderma harzanium., and Rhizopus sp. using disc diffusion method. Aspergillus niger showed maximum zone of inhibition against oil and leaf extract. Hence we concluded that oil and leaf extracts were having high antifungal activity and could be explored for the development of noble antifungal drugs.