Mmushi T MSc (Microbiology).pdf
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CHAPTER THREE<br />
RESULTS<br />
3.1 Mass of plants extracts.......................................................................... 44<br />
3.2 Phytochemical analysis of plant extracts………………………………… 45<br />
3.2 Qualitative (DPPH) assay on TLC (Antioxidant activity)…………...…… 50<br />
3.4 Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) and total activities of the<br />
extracts.................................................................................................. 55<br />
3.5 Qualitative antibacterial activity assay by bioautography……………..... 58<br />
3.6 Isolation of bioactive compounds from acetone fraction of A. dimidiata 68-69<br />
3.7 Nuclear magnetic resonance of purified compounds…………………… 80<br />
CHAPTER FOUR<br />
DISCUSSION<br />
Discussion................................................................................................................. 93-96<br />
Conclusion and future work....................................................................................... 96- 97<br />
CHAPTER FIVE<br />
REFERENCES<br />
References................................................................................................................ 98-112<br />
CHAPTER SIX<br />
APPENDICES<br />
6.1 Appendix A: Solutions…………………………………………………… 113<br />
6.1.1 Preparation of vanillin sulphuric acid……………………………………... 113<br />
6.1.2 Preparation of DPPH solution……………………………………………... 113<br />
6.1.3 Preparation of p-iodonitrotetrazolium chloride (INT) solution………..... 113-114<br />
6.2 Appendix B: Media preparation………………………………………… 114<br />
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