Antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties of some Malaysian traditional vegetables (ULAM)

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 174-178

  Mackeen, M M ^a   Ali, A M ^a   El Sharkawy, S H ^a   Manap, M Y ^a   Salleh, K M ^b   Lajis, N H ^a   Kawazu, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

'Ulam'; Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxic activity; Ethanol extracts; Functional food; Malaysian traditional vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544477243     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.3.174.13294     Document Type: Article

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