Biological activities of the secondary metabolites isolated from Zieria smithii and Zanthoxylum elephantiasis on microorganisms and brine shrimps

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 64-66

  Islam, S K Nazrul ^a   Ahsan, Monira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

antibacterial; antifungal and cytotoxic; Zanthoxylum elephantiasis; Zieria smithii

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIMETHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE; 6 METHOXYDIHYDROCHELERYTHRINE; AMPICILLIN; AVICENOL; CANTHINE 6 ONE; DIPETALOLACTONE; GRISEOFULVIN; HESPERIDIN; METHYLEUGENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOXYLETIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; SHRIMP;

ZANTHOXYLUM ELEPHANTIASIS; ZIERIA SMITHII;

EID: 0031045050     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199702)11:1<64::AID-PTR37>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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