PHYTOCHEMICAL AND ANTIMICROBIAL ANALYSIS OF MYSTETOE LEAVES

Abstract

By applying standard techniques to three 
bacterial pathogens—Escherichia coli, 
Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas 
aeruginosa—this study assessed the 
phytochemical and antimicrobial potential 
of methanol extracts of Loranthus 
micranthus (Mistletoe) plant grown on Cola 
nitida (Cola tree) and Pentaclethra 
macrophylla (oil bean tree). The following 
percentages were revealed by the results of 
the phytochemical analysis: alkaloids 
(0.49+0.01), flavonoids (1.07 +0.01), 
saponins (0.71+0.01), steroids (0.45+0.01), 
and tannins (0.94+0.01) for Cola nitida, and 
alkaloids (0.39+0.01), flavonoids 
(1.25+0.01), saponins (0.43+0.03), steroids 
(0.77+0.01), and tannins (0.84+0.02) for 
Pentaclethra macrophylla, respectively. 
Testing for antibacterial activity on test 
microorganisms showed that the extracts 
have antimicrobial action. The extracts' 
zone of inhibitions at a 0.4 mL dilution was 
substantially higher (p<0.05) than those at 
0.1 mL, 0.2 mL, and undiluted dilutions. 
The most susceptible to the extracts was 
Staphylococcus aureus, with a mean 
diameter of 12.75±0.24 mm. These results 
suggest that Loranthus micranthus leaves 
include pharmacological components and 
may be helpful in the development of antibiotic regimens for the treatment of 
microbial infection illnesses.