Cardamom Derived Phytochemicals against Bronchitis Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Bijan Pumar Patra
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Bapujee Palai
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Sidhartha Ray
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Sitaram Swain
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India.
Dipankar Bhattacharyay *
Centurion University of Technology and Management, Odisha, India. and Go to Market Laboratory, Gram Tarang, Odisha, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Phytochemicals from Cardamom plant extract can cure Bronchitis. One of the causes of Bronchitis is an infection of Streptococcus pneumoniae. Molecular docking method applied using “Biovia Discovery Studio”. “High positive values of -CDOCKER energy and -CDOCKER interaction energy” suggested that 4-terpineol can effectively deactivate thymidine phosphorylase enzyme thereby interrupting the life cycle of the organism.
Keywords: Phytochemical, cardamom, Streptococcus pneumoniae