Studies on the bioactivity and elementology of marine algae from the coast of Karachi, Pakistan

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 865-872

  Rizvi, Muhammad Afzal ^a   Shameel, Mustafa ^b  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biological testing; Crude MeOH extract; Elements; Karachi coast; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOCLADIA LEPTOPODA EXTRACT; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CODIUM SHAMEELII EXTRACT; COPPER; ELEMENT; ENTEROMORPHA INTESTINALIS EXTRACT; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL PRODUCT; OSMUNDEA PINNATIFIDA EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ALGA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BOTRYOCLADIA LEPTOPODA; CODIUM SHAMEELII; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENTEROMORPHA INTESTINALIS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OSMUNDEA PINNATIFIDA; PAKISTAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASHORE; SEAWEED;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; METALS, HEAVY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PAKISTAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; SEAWATER;

ALGAE; BOTRYOCLADIA; CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM; OSMUNDEA PINNATIFIDA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; ULVA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 11144225157     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1441     Document Type: Article

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