Antimicrobial activity of plants collected from serpentine outcrops in Sri Lanka

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 235-244

  Rajakaruna, Nishanta ^a   Harris, Cory S ^a   Towers, G H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Edaphic stress; Photoactivity; Serpentine; Sri Lankan flora; Ultramafic

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON INDICUM EXTRACT; AERVA LANATA EXTRACT; ARISTIDA SETACEA EXTRACT; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CANTHIUM EXTRACT; CASSIA AURICULATA EXTRACT; CATUNAREGAN SPINOSA EXTRACT; CLERODENDRUM INFORTUNATUM EXTRACT; CROTALARIA BIFLORA EXTRACT; CROTON BONPLANDIANUS EXTRACT; EPALTES DIVARICATA EXTRACT; EUPATORIUM ODORATUM EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA RUBICUNDA EXTRACT; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES EXTRACT; FIMBRISTYLIS FALCATA EXTRACT; GENIOSPORUM TENUIFLORUM EXTRACT; HYBANTHUS ENNEASPERMUS EXTRACT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; LEUCAS ZEYLANICA EXTRACT; MORINDA TINCTORIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PHOENIX FARINIFERA EXTRACT; PHYLLANTHUS EXTRACT; PHYSALIS MINIMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SERPENTINE; SIDA ACUTA EXTRACT; SPILANTHES CALVA EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHYLLANTHUS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SRI LANKA;

ABUTILON; ABUTILON INDICUM; AERVA LANATA; ARISTIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS GIGANTEA; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANTHIUM; CASSIA AURICULATA; CHROMOLAENA ODORATA; CLERODENDRUM; CONVOLVULACEAE; CROTALARIA; CROTALARIA BIFLORA; CROTON; CROTON BONPLANDIANUS; EPALTES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPATORIUM; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES; FIMBRISTYLIS; HYBANTHUS; HYBANTHUS ENNEASPERMUS; LAMIACEAE; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; LEUCAS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MORINDA; NEGIBACTERIA; OCIMUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PHOENIX; PHYSALIS; PHYSALIS MINIMA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHAMNACEAE; SIDA ACUTA; SPILANTHES; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 0036068591     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.3.235.5825     Document Type: Article

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