Antibacterial activity of extracts from some edible plants commonly consumed in Asia

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 223-230

  Alzoreky, N S ^a   Nakahara, K ^b  

^a SANA A UNIVERSITY   (Yemen)

^b JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cassia; EDTA; Listeria monocytogenes; Ruta graveolens; Thai plants; Yemeni plants

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CARUM CARVI EXTRACT; CERATONIA SILIQUA EXTRACT; CHRYSANTHEMUM CORONARIUM EXTRACT; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA EXTRACT; CISSUS HOSTATA EXTRACT; CISSUS ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT; EDETIC ACID; ERYNGIUM FOETIDUM EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; ILLICIUM VERAUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; OCIMUM KILIMANDSCHARICUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PULICARIA ORIENTALIS EXTRACT; RHAPHANUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; RUMEX NERVOSUS EXTRACT; RUTA CHALEPENSIS EXTRACT; RUTA GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; SALVADORA PERISCA EXTRACT; THYMUS SERPYLLUM EXTRACT; TRICHOSANTHES ANGUINA EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIZYPHUS SPINA CHRISTI EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BACILLUS CEREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SALMONELLA INFANTIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASIA; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BACILLUS CEREUS; CASSIA; CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM CASSIA; CISSUS; CISSUS ROTUNDIFOLIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; RUMEX; RUTA; RUTA CHALEPENSIS; RUTA GRAVEOLENS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR INFANTIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMUS SERPYLLUM; ZINGIBER; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 0037440610     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00169-1     Document Type: Article

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