Abstract
This study was undertaken to investigate the phytochemical and anti-bacterial properties of Amorphophallus commutatus var. wynadensis tubers using solvents of increasing polarity (viz: petroleum ether, hexane, and water). The chemical constituents of various extracts were obtained by the phytochemical analysis. For the anti-bacterial studies, both gram positive bacteria ( Streptococcus pyogenes , Streptococcus faecalis and Bacillus cereus ) and gram negative bacteria ( Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi, and Proteus mirabilis ) were used. Among the various extracts, the petroleum ether extract (PEE) showed maximum zone of Inhibition (ZOI) against S. typhi and P. mirabilis with ZOI as 35 and 34 mm, respectively. The morphological aspects of A. commutatus are also present.
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