Authors : Wankhede T.B.
Page Nos : 77-82
Description :
Targionia hypophylla L., a terricolous liverwort occurs in close vicinity of water identified with carnation of violet blue or black ventral sporophytes often seen during rainy seasons. Thalli light to dark green, in close clusters, overlapping, usually with apical end projecting outward and downward. Thallus thin, somewhat brittle, abovate to linear - oblong, simple or once, rarely dichotomously branched, 10-15 mm. long and 3-6 mm. wide. Present exploration carried out to trace the antimicrobial potential of the bryophytic division of plants having pioneer status during conquest of land. At first instance the preliminary phytochemical characteristics were analysed. The plant extract in different solvents like ethanol, methanol, chloroform, acetone and petroleum ether and water were tested against different gram negative and gram positive bacterial and fungal strains for antimicrobial sensitivity test. Further, using sophisticated techniques like GC-MS chemical analysis of plant carried out to trace the potential chemical content with respect to future elucidation of compounds for pharmacology.
