Antiproteinase and Antibacterial Activity of Pueraria phaseoloides Parts Collected from the Ovitrap with Mosquito Larvae
P. Blessy *
Department of Zoology, Scott Christian College (A), Nagercoil, Affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India.
E. Grace Marin
Department of Zoology, Scott Christian College (A), Nagercoil, Affiliated with Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The globe is progressively turned to find herbal products which are known to be effectual against a wide range of mosquito borne diseases. The present study was aimed to assess the antiproteinase and antibacterial activity of Pueraria phaseoloides plant parts collected from the Ovitrap with mosquito larvae. The antiproteinases are proteins that inhibit protease and modulate immune responses of a living organism. The antiproteinase activity of 6.29 to 92.55 was observed. The Staphylococcus aureus showed minimum inhibition zone of5.1±0.00mm to 37±0.10mm in ethanol extract tested against Bacillus subtilis. The obtained data revealed the anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties of the sample rich in pharmacological worth.
Keywords: Mosquito, larvae, Ovitrap, Neustanthus phaseoloides, antiproteinase and inhibition