Isolation, identification and study of antimicrobial property of a bioactive compound in an Indian medicinal plant Acalypha indica (Indian-Nettle)

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 6-7, 2005, Pages 1231-1236

  Solomon, R D Jebakumar ^a   Kallidass, Subramaniam ^a   Vimalan, Jayaraj ^a  

^a MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acalypha indica; Antimicrobial compound; Aspergillus niger; Bioactive compound; Candida albicans; Clotrimazole; Escherichia coli; HPLC; TLC

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; METHANOL; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIFUNGAL COMPOUNDS; FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION; HPLC;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; URTICA;

EID: 27944465594     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-005-1479-6     Document Type: Article

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