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
LINK TO REFERENCE
27089314
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:14308-2
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