Biological activity of leaf extract and phenolglycoside arbutin of Pyrus boissieriana Buhse

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Azadbakht, M ^a   Marston, A ^b   Hostettmann, K ^b   Ramezani, M ^c   Jahromi Moghaddam, M ^c  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Anticholinestrase; Antifungal; Antioxidant; Arbutin; Biological activity; Pyrus boissieriana

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; DICHLOROMETHANE; GLYCOSIDE; HYDROQUINONE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRUS BOISSIERIANA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; CLADOSPORIUM CUCUMERINUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG RETENTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LINGONBERRY; NONHUMAN; PEAR; PLANT LEAF; PYRUS BOISSIERIANA; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 19944428396     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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