Emodin, an antibacterial anthraquinone from the roots of Cassia occidentalis

Chukwujekwu, JC, Coombes, PH, Mulholland, DA and van Staden, J (2006) Emodin, an antibacterial anthraquinone from the roots of Cassia occidentalis South African Journal of Botany, 72 (2). pp. 295-297.

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Abstract

The antibacterial activity of the ethanolic root extract of Cassia occidentalis was examined. A biologically active component was isolated and identified as emodin by spectroscopic analysis. The bioactive Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values of emodin were 7.8 × 10- 3 and 3.9 × 10- 3 mg ml- 1 against Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus, respectively. It was not active against two Gram-negative bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli) at the highest concentration (5.0 × 10- 1 mg ml- 1) tested. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Surrey research (other units)
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Chukwujekwu, JC Coombes, PH Mulholland, DA d.mulholland@surrey.ac.uk van Staden, J
Date :	1 May 2006
DOI :	10.1016/j.sajb.2005.08.003
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	17 May 2017 12:56
Last Modified :	24 Jan 2020 23:08
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/837351

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