Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin

Andrographis paniculata (A. paniculata) is an herbaceous plant from the family Acanthaceae which commonly known as “king of bitters”. A methanolic extract of A. paniculata has been shown to have antifungal properties which can inhibit the growth of fungus. The aim of this study is to determine the a...

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Main Author:	Aminuddin, Nur Athirah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	QK Botany Drugs and their actions
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.502132021-09-09T06:46:30Z Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin 2017 Aminuddin, Nur Athirah QK Botany Drugs and their actions Pharmacognosy. Pharmaceutical substances (Plant, animal, and inorganic) Andrographis paniculata (A. paniculata) is an herbaceous plant from the family Acanthaceae which commonly known as “king of bitters”. A methanolic extract of A. paniculata has been shown to have antifungal properties which can inhibit the growth of fungus. The aim of this study is to determine the antifungal activity of A. paniculata against the growth of a fungus isolated from Allium cepa. Fungal sample was collected from rotten surface of Allium cepa and only one type of fungal was chosen to be identified and tested. Colony morphology of isolated fungus was observed on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and microscopic examination was done for identification. Methanolic extracts of A. paniculata at different concentrations (1000, 500, 250, 125, 62.5, and 31.25 mg/mL), respectively were screened for antifungal activity by using disc diffusion method against the identified fungus. Identified fungal characteristics suggested the isolate as Aspergillus species based on its colony morphology and microscopic characterizations. Methanol extracts of A. paniculata at all concentrations tested revealed absence of inhibition zones against the isolated fungus compared to Voriconazole (1 μg) which is the positive control that showed zones of inhibition of 19, 20 and 22 mm.. In conclusion, the isolated fungus was identified as Aspergillus species and the A. paniculata methanolic extract used in this study cannot be justified to have an antifungal properties against the isolated fungus in this study. Further study is needed for confirmation of the Aspergillus species and fresh sample of plant extract is recommended for future test with fungi for a better and reliable result. 2017 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50213/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50213/1/50213.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi Mara (Kampus Puncak Alam) Faculty of Health Sciences Mohamad Hussain, Roslinah
institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA
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language	English
advisor	Mohamad Hussain, Roslinah
topic	QK Botany Drugs and their actions QK Botany
spellingShingle	QK Botany Drugs and their actions QK Botany Aminuddin, Nur Athirah Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin
description	Andrographis paniculata (A. paniculata) is an herbaceous plant from the family Acanthaceae which commonly known as “king of bitters”. A methanolic extract of A. paniculata has been shown to have antifungal properties which can inhibit the growth of fungus. The aim of this study is to determine the antifungal activity of A. paniculata against the growth of a fungus isolated from Allium cepa. Fungal sample was collected from rotten surface of Allium cepa and only one type of fungal was chosen to be identified and tested. Colony morphology of isolated fungus was observed on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and microscopic examination was done for identification. Methanolic extracts of A. paniculata at different concentrations (1000, 500, 250, 125, 62.5, and 31.25 mg/mL), respectively were screened for antifungal activity by using disc diffusion method against the identified fungus. Identified fungal characteristics suggested the isolate as Aspergillus species based on its colony morphology and microscopic characterizations. Methanol extracts of A. paniculata at all concentrations tested revealed absence of inhibition zones against the isolated fungus compared to Voriconazole (1 μg) which is the positive control that showed zones of inhibition of 19, 20 and 22 mm.. In conclusion, the isolated fungus was identified as Aspergillus species and the A. paniculata methanolic extract used in this study cannot be justified to have an antifungal properties against the isolated fungus in this study. Further study is needed for confirmation of the Aspergillus species and fresh sample of plant extract is recommended for future test with fungi for a better and reliable result.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Bachelor degree
author	Aminuddin, Nur Athirah
author_facet	Aminuddin, Nur Athirah
author_sort	Aminuddin, Nur Athirah
title	Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin
title_short	Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin
title_full	Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin
title_fullStr	Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin
title_full_unstemmed	Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin
title_sort	determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (hempedu bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (onion) / nur athirah aminuddin
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Mara (Kampus Puncak Alam)
granting_department	Faculty of Health Sciences
publishDate	2017
url	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50213/1/50213.pdf
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Determination of antifungal activity of methanolic extract of adrographis paniculata (Hempedu Bumi) against fungus isolated and identified from allium cepa (Onion) / Nur Athirah Aminuddin

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