Antimicrobial Properties of Strychnos phaeotricha (Loganiaceae) Liana Bark Secondary Metabolites at the Interface of Nanosilver Particles and Nanoencapsulation by Chitosan Transport Vehicles

Table 1

Phytochemical composition of extracts.

Test		Observation
		Methanolic extract (ME)	Aqueous extract (AE)
Polyphenols		+	+
Flavonoids		+	+
Alkaloids		+	+
Coumarins		+	+
Saponins		+	+
Terpenoids		+	-
Steroids		+	-
Reducing sugars		+	+
Anthraquinone	Link quinone	+	-
	Free quinone	-	-

Note. +: present; -: absent.