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  Characterization and Evaluation of Different Extracts from the Leaf and Bark of Mussaenda glabrata Hutch.

  By Mahfujur Rahaman, Sadia Afreen Chowdhury, Nowshin Nowaz Rumzhum

  Abstract: β-sitosterol (1) was isolated from the crude extract of the leaf of Mussaenda glabrata Hutch. (Family: Rubiaceae). The petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol extracts of the leaf and bark were screened in vitro for cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities by brine shrimp lethality bioassay and disc diffusion method, respectively. The petroleum ether and methanol extracts of the bark showed potential cytotoxic activity (LC50: 2.51 µg/ml and 2.94 µg/ml, respectively), the petroleum …

  Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmacology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 5–8 Read article →