Physico-Chemical Examination of the Seeds and the in Vitro Antimicrobial Studies on the Seed Oil of Cleome Viscosa Linn

Mahesh Srivastava; A. Saxena; P. Baby

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Physico-Chemical Examination of the Seeds and the in Vitro Antimicrobial Studies on the Seed Oil of Cleome Viscosa Linn

Mahesh Srivastava, A. Saxena and P. Baby

Department of Chemistry, Laj Pat Rai Post Graduate College, C.B.S. University, Sahibabad- 201005 Ghaziabad, India.

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ABSTRACT:

The physico-chemical constants of the seed oil and constituent fatty acids and amino acids of the seeds of Cleome viscosa were characterized. The medicinal properties attributed to the seed oil were evaluated by screening it against pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi and Gram's +ve and Gram's -ve bacteria.

KEYWORDS:

Cleome viscosa; fatty acids; unsaponifiable matter; amino acids; pathogenic organisms