Phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of the leaf and root bark extracts of Calotropis procera (Ait)

Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 337-340

  Tahir, F ^a   Chi, F M ^a  

^a ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Calotropisprocera; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; SUGAR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

MEDICINAL PLANT;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRACTIONATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CALOTROPIS PROCERA;

EID: 0036753884     PISSN: 00309885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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