Antibacterial and antioxidant activity of Sutherlandia frutescens (Fabaceae), a reputed anti-HIV/AIDS phytomedicine

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 779-781

  Katerere, David R ^a,b   Eloff, Jacobus N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant, mic; Sutherlandia frutescens

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; FREE RADICAL; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEGUME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS; TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ESCHERICHIA; FABACEAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PICRATES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUTHERLANDIA FRUTESCENS;

EID: 27644521173     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1719     Document Type: Article

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