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D. indica could be a potential source of natural bioactive compounds to develop pharmaceutical products against bacterial pathogens in aquatic animals.
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Although several reports have revealed the medicinal uses of D. indica as mentioned above, no detailed work has been presented on the anti-bacterial properties of aquatic pathogens of the leaf, flower, pod, twig, and bark of D. indica. Therefore, the main objective of the present study was to screen phenolic compounds and flavonoids using standard phytochemical methods and to quantitatively analyze the total phenolic and flavonoid contents of the hexane, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts obtained from five different parts of the plant. Antibacterial activity was investigated against four aquatic pathogenic bacteria: S. agalactiae SAAQ001, A. hydrophila AHAQ001, V. harveyi VHAQ001 and V. parahaemolyticus.
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For the first time, the present study presented the utilization of D. indica for controlling aquatic animal diseases. Various extracts of the plant exhibited antibacterial activity against the four bacteria, both Gram-positive (S. agalactiae) and Gramnegative (A. hydrophila, V. hydrophila and V. parahaemolyticus). Remarkably, the ethyl acetate extracts of flowers exhibited excellent in vitro bactericidal effect against these tested pathogenic bacteria with MIC/MBC = 1
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luksamee Vittaya
Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya
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This page is a summary of: Effect of extraction solvents on phenolic compounds and flavonoids from Pongame oiltree (Derris indica [Lamk.] Bennet) aerial parts and their growth inhibition of aquatic pathogenic bacteria, Agriculture and Natural Resources, January 2022, Kasetsart University and Development Institute,
DOI: 10.34044/j.anres.2022.56.3.13.
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