ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF CHRYSOPHYLLUM ALBIDUM G.DON_HOLL. (AFRICAN STAR APPLE) PLANT

Abstract

The antimicrobial activity of alkaloids, tannins, saponins, flavonoids, phenol and cardic glycoside present in the various parts of Chrysophyllum albidium plant were investigated. These phytochemical were determined quantitatively and tested againststaphylococcus aureus, B. subtilis, pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli, C. tetani, and the fungus; candida albicans. Most the plant parts were found to contain alkaloids, tannins, phenols and flavonoids except for the absence of cardic glycosides in the root, tannins in leaves, and phenol in seed. The significance of the plant parts in traditional medicine and the importance of the distribution of these phytochemicals were discussed with respect to the role of these plant parts in ethnomedicine in Nigeria