AFJPS African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2789-5092 SvedbergOpen afjps-2-1-005 10.51483/AFJPS.2.1.2022.43-48 Research Paper In vitro Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activity of the Crude Extracts of Pterospermum acerifolium Willd Leaves (Sterculiaceae) SabooS.S. 1 * TapadiyaG.G. 2 1Government College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad-431005, India. E-mail: shweta.saboo1@gmail.com 2Principal, Shreeyash Institute of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Research, Aurangabad 431006, India. E-mail: ganeshtapadiya@gmail.com *Corresponding author: S.S. Saboo, Government College of Pharmacy, Aurangabad-431005, India. E-mail: shweta.saboo1@gmail.com 03 2022 2 1 43 48 Abstract

Different extracts of Pterospermum acerifolium Willd leaves were investigated for its antimicrobial activity on various microorganisms, i.e., 5 bacterial species and 3 fungal species. Among all extracts, water extract showed maximum antibacterial activity against all species. Present paper has also evaluated free radical scavenging property of acetone, ethanol, water extracts by different in vitro models, i.e., 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), nitric oxide and reducing power. The ethanol extract found to have more free radical scavenging activity among all extracts.

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