Abstract
This analysis was carried out to identify and compare the phytochemicals present in the n-hexane, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts of the leaves of Bridelia micrantha, Cassytha filiformis, Euphorbia hirta and Securinega virosa and their antimicrobial activities. The results showed presence of saponin, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannin and phenolics in the methanol extracts of the four plants. The ethyl acetate extracts of the plants showed presence of saponin, alkaloids, tannin, phenolics, glycosides while the n-hexane extracts showed presence of flavonoids, alkaloids and phenolics. The quantitative phytochemical analysis showed that Securinega virosa has the highest quantity of saponin, cardiac glycoside, alkaloids and flavonoids while Cassytha filiformis has the highest quantity of tannin. The antimicrobial analysis showed that Staphylococcus aureus and E.coli are most susceptible to the ethyl acetate extract of Securinega virosa. Salmonella spp. is most susceptible to the methanol extract of Euphorbia hirta. This maybe attributed to the presence of alkaloids and flavonoids in Securinega virosa and Euphorbia hirta.
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Claim · model-written summary
Methanol extracts of all four plants contained saponin, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannin and phenolics.
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e0“The results showed presence of saponin, flavonoids, alkaloids, tannin and phenolics in the methanol extracts of the four plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Ethyl acetate extracts contained saponin, alkaloids, tannin, phenolics and glycosides.
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e0“The ethyl acetate extracts of the plants showed presence of saponin, alkaloids, tannin, phenolics, glycosides”
Claim · model-written summary
N-hexane extracts contained flavonoids, alkaloids and phenolics.
- Taxon
- Bridelia micrantha, Cassytha filiformis, Euphorbia hirta and Securinega virosa
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Euphorbia hirta
Bridelia micranthat0 - Treatment
- n-hexane extractse0
- Outcome
- presence of flavonoids, alkaloids and phenolicse0
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e0“the n-hexane extracts showed presence of flavonoids, alkaloids and phenolics”
t0“Bridelia micrantha, Cassytha filiformis, Euphorbia hirta and Securinega virosa”
Claim · model-written summary
Securinega virosa had the highest quantities of saponin, cardiac glycoside and alkaloids.
- Taxon
- Securinega virosaFlueggea virosae0
- Outcome
- highest quantity of saponin, cardiac glycoside, alkaloidse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“Securinega virosa has the highest quantity of saponin, cardiac glycoside, alkaloids and flavonoids”
Claim · model-written summary
Securinega virosa had the highest flavonoid quantity.
- Taxon
- Securinega virosaFlueggea virosae0
- Outcome
- flavonoidse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“Securinega virosa has the highest quantity of saponin, cardiac glycoside, alkaloids and flavonoids”
Claim · model-written summary
Cassytha filiformis had the highest tannin quantity.
- Taxon
- Cassytha filiformisCassytha filiformise0
- Outcome
- tannine0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“Cassytha filiformis has the highest quantity of tannin”
Claim · model-written summary
Staphylococcus aureus and E.coli were most susceptible to the Securinega virosa ethyl acetate extract.
- Taxon
- Securinega virosaFlueggea virosae0
- Treatment
- ethyl acetate extracte0
- Outcome
- Staphylococcus aureus and E.coli are most susceptiblee0
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e0“Staphylococcus aureus and E.coli are most susceptible to the ethyl acetate extract of Securinega virosa”
Claim · model-written summary
Salmonella spp. was most susceptible to the Euphorbia hirta methanol extract.
- Taxon
- Euphorbia hirtaEuphorbia hirtae0
- Treatment
- methanol extracte0
- Outcome
- Salmonella spp. is most susceptiblee0
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e0“Salmonella spp. is most susceptible to the methanol extract of Euphorbia hirta”