• DR. MOHSIN HASAN KHAN

Azadirachta indica (neem) is a plant which has been used for a long time as traditional medicine for household remedy against various human ailments from antiquity. As microbial pathogens developing resistance against current drug formulation so there is always a continuous need to isolate a new drug from plant sources. Keeping this in mind the present work was designed to identify antimicrobial potential of photochemical present in neem leaves. In present study the phytochemical screening of neem leaves for alkaloids, carbohydrates, flavonoids, glycosides, phenols,resins, saponin, steroid, tannin and terpenoids was performed. The result revealed the presence of alkaloids, cardiac glucosides, flavonoids, phenols, resins, saponins, tannins, terpenes and steroids in methanolic leaf extracts.The antimicrobial analysis of neem extract showed highest activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

Alkaloids, Azadirachta indica, Phytochemicals, Staphylococcus aureus

"PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF NEEM (Azadirachta indica)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.502-506, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905967.pdf

"PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL SCREENING OF NEEM (Azadirachta indica)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp502-506, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905967.pdf