In vitro antibacterial assay was screened by the disc diffusion method as described by Mitchell and Carter [18], by determining zones of inhibition produced by the test samples and comparing them with those of ciprofloxacin. A stock solution of the latex and various isolated compounds was prepared in 1 % DMSO (1 mg/ml) for the antibacterial activity tests and 10 mg/ml for the antifungal activity tests