INVESTIGATION OF PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITIES OF FLOWERS AND FRUIT PEELS OF MUSA SAPIENTUM

Abstract

The methanol extract of flowers and fruit peels of Musa sapientum (family- Musaceae) has been investigated for the evaluation of phytochemical and antimicrobial activities. The phytochemical analysis of both extracts of Musa sapientum revealed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, glycosides, saponins, proteins, coumarins, flavonoids, triterpenoids, tannins and phenolic compounds. The antimicrobial assays of Musa sapientum extracts were evaluated against number of different bacterial strains by the minimum inhibitory concentration and zone of inhibition by disc diffusion method. The methanol extract of flowers and fruit peels of Musa sapientum showed good antimicrobial activity as the minimum inhibitory concentration values better than control and zone of inhibition is almost same as the standard drug ciprofloxacin. The antimicrobial activities of methanol extracts may be due to the presence of phytoconstituents like flavonoids, tannins and phenolic compounds.