• Somya Sharma
• Jagriti Sharma

Curry leaves (Murraya Koenigii) are a popular leaf-spice used in very small quantities for their distinct aroma due to the presence of volatile oil and their ability to improve digestion. These leaves are widely used in Asian cuisines for flavoring foods. The leaves have a slightly pungent, bitter and feebly acidic taste, and they retain their flavor and other qualities even after drying. The leaves of Murraya Koenigii contain proteins, carbohydrate, fiber, minerals, carotene, nicotinic acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, calcium and oxalic acid. It also contains crystalline glycosides, carbazole alkaloids, koenigin, girinimbin, iso-mahanimbin, koenine, koenidine and koenimbine. Triterpenoid alkaloids cyclomahanimbine, tetrahydromahanimbine are also present in the leaves. Murrayastine, murrayaline, pyrayafolinecarbazole alkaloids That proves the antibacterial properties of curry leaves these phytochemicals prevent bacterial growth to study the antibacterial properties we used kirby bauer disc diffusion method after preparing the extract of curry leaves with the help of soxhlet The nutrient broth of the test organism Staphylococcus Aureus MTCC-3160 were spread over the solidified MHA media containing petri plates. The sterile Whitman’s paper discs were left in serial dilution with different concentration of ethanol and aqueous extract. The antibiotic gentamicin was used for the positive control and the disc which was dipped in distilled water was used as negative control. The disc already prepared in different extracts were positioned on petri plates containing MHA media. The plates were kept for incubation. The formation of zones around the discs proved the antibacterial and antimicrobial effect of curry leaves.

Ethanol leaf extracts, Murraya Koenigii, Staphylococcus Aureus, Zone of inhibition.

"To study the Antibacterial Properties of Murraya Koenigii on Staphylococcus Aureus (MTCC-3160)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no.b716-b721, April-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404180.pdf

"To study the Antibacterial Properties of Murraya Koenigii on Staphylococcus Aureus (MTCC-3160)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 4, page no. ppb716-b721, April-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2404180.pdf