Annona muricata L.

SPECIES

Annona muricata L.

FAMILY

Annonaceae

COUNTRY OF COLLECTION

Cameroon

COMMON /LOCAL NAMES

soursop

PART USED

Pericarp (e)
Root (m)
Stem Bark (e)
Seed (m)
Root (m)
Stem (e)

EXTRACTION METHOD

Maceration in ethanol followed by liquid -liquid extraction

SOLVENT(S) USED

Ethanol (e)

Methanol (m)

SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Phenols, Tannins, Flavonoids Saponines, Alkaloids, Glycosides, Triterpenes (Root ethanol extract) Phenols, Tannins, Flavonoids, Alkaloids, Glycosides, Triterpenes (Root methanol extract)

ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS

REMA

EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE

in-vitro

ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)

>250 
>250
>250 
>250
>250

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REFERENCE

Fokou, P. V. T., Kissi-Twum, A. A., Yeboah-Manu, D., Appiah-Opong, R., Addo, P., Yamthe, L. R. T., Mfopa, A. N., Boyom, F. F., & Nyarko, A. K. (2016). In Vitro Activity of Selected West African Medicinal Plants against Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease. Molecules, 21(4), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules21040445