Combretum woodii (Combretaceae) leaf extracts have high activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1161-1166

  Eloff, J N ^a   Famakin, J O ^a   Katerere, D R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acetone; Antibacterial; Extraction; MIC; Total activity

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; COMBRETUM WOODII EXTRACT; DIISOPROPYL ETHER; ETHER; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; SOLVENT; TANNIN; TETRAHYDROFURAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM WOODII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

COMBRETACEAE; COMBRETUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 27144540224     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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