Evaluation of phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of leaf extract of Tapinanthus sessilifolius (P. Beauv) van Tiegh

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 326-329

  Tarfa, Florence D ^a   Obodozie, Obiageri O ^a   Mshelia, Emmanuel ^a   Ibrahim, Kolo ^a   Temple, V J ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial property; Candida albicans; Leaf extract; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Staphylococcus aureus; Tapinanthus sessilifolius

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTS; LEAVES;

CELL CULTURE; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; REDUCTION; SUGARS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

AGAR; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; LORANTHACEAE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGAR; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; LORANTHACEAE; MALE; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CITRUS; CITRUS LIMON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LORANTHACEAE; PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAPINANTHUS; VERNONIA; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA;

EID: 1542290580     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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