RANUNCULUS SERICEUS BANKS & SOL. EXTRACT FRACTIONS POSSESS ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY

Abstract

Ranunculus sericeus, collected from Ağrı, was successively extracted with n-hexane, chloroform, acetone and methanol, in a Soxhlet extractor. Obtained extracts were tested for antibacterial activity against human and plant pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. vitians, Enterobacter cloacae, Burkholderia sepasia, Pantoea ananatis, and for antifungal activity against fungi Rhizoctonia sp., Alternaria sp., and Fusarium sp. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values were determined. Our results indicate that acetone and methanol fractions have moderate antibacterial and antifungal activity.

Keywords

• Ranunculus sericeus,antibacterial activity,antifungal activity,extract fractions

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