Investigation of Phytochemical and antimicrobial activity of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Bael)  fruits and fruit pulps
 
Muthiah MARIDASS and Ganapathy RAJU

Abstract
The aim of this paper was investigation of phytochemicals constituents and antimicrobial activity of the petroleum ether extract of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Bael) fruit and fruit pulps. Materials and Methods: 25gms of air dried fruits pulps of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Bael) was extracted with 750 ml of Petroleum ether for 12 hrs in Soxhlet apparatus. The collected extract was concentrated distillation and vacuo. The extract of Aegle marmelos was investigated by preliminary phytochemicals methods and antimicrobial activity tested for 24hr. The antimicrobial activity was tested organisms of Bacillus subtilis, Escherchia coli, Stphaylocuccus aureus, Pseudomonas fluorescence, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans for disk diffusion method. Results and Discussion:  The results of investigation of phytochemicals constituents of Aegle marmelos were reveals that alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids were present int fruits extract and except in tannins and saponins. The best results of Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Bael) showed significant activity against all tested bacteria and moderate anti fungal activity against Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans.
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Keywords: Rutaceae, Aegle marmelos (L.);,fruits; phytochemicals,antimicrobial activity

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Volume No. 8(3)                                                                       September,2018