<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abdullahi Aliyu Ebbo</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dahiru Sani</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mohammed Musa Suleiman</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Abubakar Ahmed</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adamu Zoaka Hassan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical Composition, Proximate Analysis and Antimicrobial Screening of the Methanolic Extract of Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst ex a. Dc (ebenaceae)</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pharmacognosy Journal</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Antimicrobial</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Diospyros mespiliformis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Extract</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Phytochemical</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Proximate</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">February 2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">11</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">362-368</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aim:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;em&gt;Diospyros mespiliformis&lt;/em&gt; is one plant used by the natives for the treatment of certain diseases including wounds. In this present study, preliminary screening of the methanolic leaf extract of &lt;em&gt;D. mespiliformis&lt;/em&gt; was carried out for its phytochemical and proximate constituents in addition to investigating its antimicrobial activity against four bacteria species. &lt;strong&gt;Methodology:&lt;/strong&gt; Preliminary phytochemical and proximate analysis were carried out using standard methods. The antimicrobial activity was conducted using the whole in-plate and broth serial micro dilution assays on two Gram positive bacteria (&lt;em&gt;Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhymurium&lt;/em&gt;) and two Gram negative bacteria (&lt;em&gt;Pseudomonas aeruginosa&lt;/em&gt; and Escherichia coli). &lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The phytochemical screening showed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, saponins, glycosides, anthraquinones, flavonoids and volatile oil. Similarly, preliminary proximate analysis of the root, bark and leaf extracts of &lt;em&gt;D. mespiliformis&lt;/em&gt; exerts revealed the presence of carbohydrate, crude protein, moisture, lipid and nitrogen, ash and fibre. The extract demonstrated greater inhibitory activity on &lt;em&gt;P. aeruginosa, S. aureus&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;E. coli&lt;/em&gt; (MIC=156.25 μg/ml) than on S. typhymurium (MIC=312.5 μg/ml). &lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; These findings revealed that the crude methanolic extract of &lt;em&gt;D. mespiliformis&lt;/em&gt; and its fractions demonstrated broad spectrum antimicrobial activity in a dose dependent manner.&lt;/p&gt;
</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Original Article</style></work-type><section><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">362</style></section><auth-address><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p class=&quot;rtejustify&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abdullahi Aliyu Ebbo&lt;sup&gt;1,2,*&lt;/sup&gt;, Dahiru Sani&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Mohammed Musa Suleiman&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;, Abubakar Ahmed&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;, Adamu Zoaka Hassan&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, NIGERIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, NIGERIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, NIGERIA.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;4&lt;/sup&gt;Department of Veterinary Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, NIGERIA.&lt;/p&gt;
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