Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activities of ethanolic extracts Annona muricata L. on Streptococcus mutans ATCC 35668. Dental caries is one of dental diseases frequently occurred in Indonesia. Streptococcus mutans plays an important role in the pathogenesis of dental caries. Soursop plant (Annona muricata L) has been used by some communities in Indonesia to cure various kinds of disease. Different environment where the plants grow may lead to the differences in the type and amount of secondary metabolites. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the ethanol extract of Annona muricata L. leaves on the growth of S. mutans ATCC 35668 and phytochemicals analysis of Annona muricata L. leaves ethanol extract. The type of ...