July 2012

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About Author:
NITESH.P.SHARMA, AJAY.GUPTA
IDEAL COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND RESEARCH, KALYAN
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY
Sharmanitesh479@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT:
The antibacterial activity of essential oils and their derivatives has been recognized for a long time. In the present study, the antibacterial properties of the essential oils obtained from the seeds of Seseli indicum, of Apiaceae family a wild weed found in the flood prone area of river Tapti, Gorakhpur (India). The essential oil obtained from seed was 3.4%. Essential oils were investigated for activity against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis using a punched-hole method. Essential oils inhibited all bacteria at both, low and high concentration. The results of this study confirmed the possibility of using Seseli indicum essential oils in broad spectrum antibacterial activities.

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