Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of lichen Usnea ghattensis in vitro

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 991-995

  Behera, B C ^a   Verma, Neeraj ^a   Sonone, Anjali ^a   Makhija, Urmila ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Lichen; Usnea ghattensis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; LIPIDS; METHANOL; NEGATIVE IONS; OXIDATION; SCAVENGING;

ANTIBACTERIAL; LICHEN; PEROXIDATION; USNEA GHATTENSIS;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUTYLCRESOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; USNEA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUPEROXIDES; USNEA;

BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; USNEA;

EID: 24044475887     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-005-7847-3     Document Type: Article

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