Extraction of tamarind pulp and its antibacterial activity

Tamarinds indica L. of the family Fabaceae is known to be used in folk medicine. Among efforts to verify this scientifically, the antimicrobial activities of the pulp extract were investigated against gram-negative bacteria using disk diffusion method. The methanol crude extract obtained from it pulps were evaluated in vitro to determine their inhibition activities against human pathogenic microorganisms Bacillus subtilis. Preliminary phytochemical screening of methanol extract indicated the presence of alkaloids and tannins. Natural products present in tamarind pulp have potential of being used as antimicrobial agents for animals and/or plants protector against pathogenic microorganisms.

Author(s): Anu Merina Paul Das* and Ankita Banerjee

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