Antiviral activities of selected medicinal plants II: Effect of extracts of Diospyros barteri, Diospyros monbutensis and Sphenocentrum jollyanum on Cowpea mosaic viruses

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 342-345

  Moody, J O ^a,c   Robert, V A ^a   Hughes, Jd A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antiviral activities; Cowpea mosaic viruses; Diospyros barteri; Diospyros monbutensis; Sphenocentrum jollyanum

Indexed keywords

DIOSPYROS BARTERI EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS MONBUTENSIS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SPHENOCENTRUM JOLLYANUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COWPEA; DIOSPYROS BARTERI; DIOSPYROS MONBUTENSIS; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOSAIC VIRUS; PLANT LEAF; SEROLOGY; SPHENOCENTRUM JOLLYANUM; VIRUS INHIBITION;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS CRACCIVORA; CLOVER YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS; COWPEA APHID-BORNE MOSAIC VIRUS; COWPEA MOSAIC VIRUS; DIOSPYROS;

EID: 0038385431     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.5.342.8451     Document Type: Article

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