GC-MS, FTIR AND IN VITRO ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF ABUTILON INDICUM
The present study states the phytochemical investigation and antimicrobial activity of crude methanol and chloroform extracts of the leaves of Abutilon indicum (Malvaceae). Preliminary phytochemical studies revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, steroids, cardiac glycosides, saponins, phenols, terpenoid and tannins in the methanolic extract. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis and FTIR was performed. The extracts showed inhibitory activity against clinical isolates of the gram negative bacteria such as Salmonella typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Shigella flexneri. The results showed that the methanol extracts was more potent than the chloroform extracts.