SPECIES
Phyllanthus fraternus
FAMILY
Phyllanthaceae
COUNTRY OF COLLECTION
Ghana
PART USED
Leaves
EXTRACTION METHOD
Hot water maceration
SOLVENT(S) USED
Water
SECONDARY METABOLITES / PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Alkaloids (phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin, nirphyllin, phyllnirurin, phyllanthol, phyllanthenol, rhamnopyranoside, phyllanthenone, lintetralin, astragalin, cymene, niranthin, nirtetralin, niruriside, phyllochrysine, 4-methoxy-securinine, 4-methoxy-nirsecurinine, limonene, niruretin, nirurin, phyllochrysine), steroids (β-sitosterol, cholesterol), flavonoids (quercetin, quercetin heteroside, quercetol, quercitrin, 3, 4, 5-trimethoxy flavanone, 3,5,7-trihydroxy flavonol), other compounds (estradiol, corilagin, ellagic acid, gallic acid, rutin, gernanine, rutinoside, lupa, lupeol, methyl salicylate), saponins (triacontanal, triacontanol)
ANTIMICROBIAL ASSAY METHODS
Proportion method
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUE
in-vitro
ACTIVITY/MIC (µg/ml)
40
LINK TO REFERENCE
26779539
LINKS TO PLANT DATABASES
https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.upwta.2_236
REFERENCE
Tsouh Fokou, P. V., Nyarko, A. K., Appiah-Opong, R., Tchokouaha Yamthe, L. R., Ofosuhene, M., & Boyom, F. F. (2015). Update on Medicinal Plants with Potency on Mycobacterium ulcerans. BioMed Research International, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/917086