PROF. KAMAU FRANCO NGUIBUTI
B. Pharm (Bradford), M. Pharm. (Aston), PhD (Nairobi)
franco.kamau@uonbi.ac.ke
franco.kamau@uonbi.ac.ke
Root and stem extracts of Girardinia diversifolia exhibited varying degrees of activity against Bacillus pumilus, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Three compounds namely ~-sitosterol, 7bydroxysitosterol and 3-bydroxystigmast-5-en-7-one, were isolated from the petroleum ether root extract. The present study gives scientific credence to the traditional use of Girardinia diversifolia in the management of microbial infections.