ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF CARICA PAPAYA ON BACTERIA CAUSING ENTERIC INFECTIONS

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ABSTRACT AIM : To find the effect of CARICA PAPAYA extract on bacteria causing enteric infections. BACKGROUND : PAPAYA extract is used for preventing and treating gastrointestinal tract disorders , intestinal parasite infections and as a sedative and diuretic PAPAYA contains a chemical called papain which helps in this . PAPAYA extract exerts a proteolytic effect on bacteria resulting from the coagulant that immobilises micro organisms and protects the host against bacterial infections . Papaya also contains the alkaloid , carpaine , which has antibacterial properties . METHOD:. The antibacterial activity is carried out by agar well diffusion technique against Enteric bacteria and the zone of Inhibition is measured in mm diameter. RESULT : From the study it was inferred that Carica papaya extract is most effective against E.coli with a zone of 30mm at concentration 1000 microgram per ml with enterococcus and pseudomonas bacteria the zone size was 29 and 23 mm respectively.

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