A comparative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of three pumpkin species
A comparative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of three pumpkin species
Date
2019
Authors
Daka, Anthony
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Publisher
Makerere University
Abstract
The present study of three Cucurbita species plant seed extract was done to screen the presence of phytochemicals like alkaloids, saponins, tannins, steroids glycosides, and flavonoids.
The solvent used for the extraction was ethanol. The extracts were tested against Escherichia coli using the agar well diffusion method at two different concentrations. The ethanol extract from Cucurbita pepo showed strong inhibition compared to other extracts on E. coli.
Description
A research report submitted to the Department of Plant Sciences, Microbiology of Biotechnology, College of Natural Sciences, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree Of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology of Makerere University
Keywords
Cucurbita species,
plant seed extract,
phytochemicals
Citation
Daka, A.(2019). A comparative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activity of three pumpkin species. Unpublished undergraduate thesis, Makerere University.