Antibacterial activity of Ocimum sanctum L. fixed oil

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 835-837

  Singh, Surender ^a   Malhotra, Manjusha ^a   Majumdar, D K ^a  

^a DELHI INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Linolenic acid; Ocimum sanctum fixed oil; S. aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LINOLENIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BASIL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BACILLUS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; OCIMUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS PUMILUS; GLYCINE MAX; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SESAMUM INDICUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 24644432419     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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