Antibacterial and antidiarrhoeal effects of alkaloids of Holarrhena antidysenterica Wall

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 589-594

  Kavitha, D ^a   Shilpa, P N ^a   Niranjali Devaraj, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; Antidiarrhoeal; EPEC; Holarrhena antidysenterica

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MEDICAL IMAGING; PROTEINS;

ALKALOIDS; CLINICAL ISOLATES;

BACTERIA;

AGAR; ALKALOID; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CASTOR OIL; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HOLARRHENA; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLASMID; RAT; TEMPERATURE;

AGAR; ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIDIARRHEALS; CASTOR OIL; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; HOLARRHENA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLASMIDS; RATS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; CASTOR; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA;

EID: 2942592394     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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