The cytotoxicity and antimicrobial efficiency of Moringa oleifera seeds extracts

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 699-708

  Ali, Gamila H ^a   El Taweel, Gamila E ^a   Ali, M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial effect; Cytotoxicity; Herpes simplex virus type 1; Plaque reduction assay; Polio virus type 1

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTRACTION; GROWTH KINETICS; SEED; TOXICITY; VIRUSES;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CYTOTOXICITY; MORINGA OLEIFERA; SEEDS EXTRACTS;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; DRUGS; EXTRACTION; SEEDS; TOXICITY; VIRUSES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN POLIOVIRUS 1; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 11144255138     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020723042000189877     Document Type: Article

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