Release of sodium and potassium ions of Calotropis procera extract on selected pathogenic organisms

Authors

  • Oluwakemi Sola Asoso
  • K.O Oladunmoye
  • A.O Ogundare

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https://doi.org/10.29076/issn.2602-8360vol2iss2.2018pp26-30p

Abstract

The rate of release of sodium and potassium ions by aqueous, ethanol, methanol and acetone extract of leaves and stem of Calotropis procera were investigated on selected pathogenic microorganisms in the genera of Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, Malazzesia furfur ATCC 44349 and their typed isolates using flame photometer. The aqueous extract was found to be more effective in some organisms in the leakage of sodium and potassium ions whereas other solvent like acetone and methanol extract also were more effective in other type of organisms. For example;
the amount of sodium released by stem extracts showed that S. typhi and C. albicans had the highest amount of 23 and 24mg/ml respectively while E. coli had the highest amount of sodium released by stem extracts of 20mg/ml. The comparison of the amount of sodium and potassium ions released by the plant extracts with two commercial antibiotics (Tetracycline and Amoxycillin) showed that the amount of sodium released by both amoxicillin and tetracycline of Calotropis procera using selected pathogenic organisms
were higher than the amount of potassium ion released. 

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Published

2018-07-11

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): JUNIO-NOVIEMBRE 2018

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Release of sodium and potassium ions of Calotropis procera extract on selected pathogenic organisms. (2018). FACSALUD-UNEMI, 2(2), 26-30. https://doi.org/10.29076/issn.2602-8360vol2iss2.2018pp26-30p