Antimicrobial study of active constituents of Rhus coriaria

Abstract

The present study was conducted to investigate the antimicrobial of fruit of Rhus coriaria (Sumac) .Various constituents (alkaloids ,glycosides,phenol and terpenoids) were extracted and separated then submitted for the determination of their antimicrobial activity against  Pseudomonas aurogenosa, Staphylococci aureus and Candida albicans. Extracts of R.coriaria at 100 mg/ml, exhibited inhibition zones ranged, 0-27, 20-25, 20-24 and 9-23 mm of alkaloids, glycosides, phenols and terpenoids respectively. These results indicate that R.coriaria have antibacterial and antifungal activity in vitro.