• CHRISTHU UTHAYAM
• vijayarengan

The antimicrobial property of Ipomoea pes caprae plant extracts have been carried out by Agar Well Diffusion method. Microbial strains viz. (Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumonia, Streptococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa etc) have been used for the estimation of antimicrobial effect of Ipomoea pes-caprae. The Petroleum ether, Chloroform, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts of leaf, stem and root of Ipomoea pes-caprae gave the varying values, on their application against the microorganisms with the safe conclusion on the fact that the solvents could extract the different bio-organics varying in number and antimicrobial potential(s). The concentration increase of the extracts resulted in the increase in the antimicrobial activities of the extracts. Among all the plant extracts, the methanolic extracts were found to bear the highest antimicrobial potential against the all bacterial strains, followed by the Ethyl acetate extracts of the plant. The extracts Petroleum extracts were found to possess the antimicrobial potential in between ethyl acetate extracts and the Chloroform extracts. The Chloroform extracts were found to have little influence upon the growth of micro-organisms. Among the plant parts observed, leaves were observed to be more effective in inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms followed by root extracts. The stem extracts have a little effect upon the growth of micro-organisms.

Ipomoea pes-caprae, methanol, microorganism, antimicrobal.

"Antimicrobial activity of Ipomoea pes-caprae.L", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.604-607, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903192.pdf

"Antimicrobial activity of Ipomoea pes-caprae.L", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp604-607, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903192.pdf