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ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 458-460Publisher
ASIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.14233/ajchem.2014.15442
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Medicinal plants; Mangrove; Avicennia marina; Antibacterial compound; Urinary tract infection
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Medicinal plants have been precious and important sources of natural products for the health of human beings and they have a great potential to produce new drugs. A number of mangroves and its associates possess new agrochemical products and biologically active compounds With medicinal value, which show biological activities such as antimicrobial properties. So they have capacity to treat diseases, because of its curative value. Also they are less toxic to humans and ecofriendly. A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in the urinary tract. It almost certainty affects one-half of all people during their lifetimes. Bacteria are the most frequent cause of urinary tract infections. An antibacterial activity of leaves of Avicennia marina was evaluated against bacteria accountable for urinary tract infection and also antibacterial compound 1,3-benzodioxole,5,5-(tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1,4-diyl)bis-,[1s-(1 alpha,3a alpha,4 beta,6a alpha)] was isolated from leaf extract. Hence, the study suggests that A. marina can be used to treat. urinary tract infection.
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