Nutritive value, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Struchium sparganophora leaves

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 276-280

  Oboh, Ganiyu ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antinutrient; Antioxidants; Nutrient; Phytochemicals; Struchium sparganophora

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; FREE RADICAL; GLYCOSIDE; MINERAL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHLOBATANNIN; PHYTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STRUCHIUM SPARGANOPHORA EXTRACT; TANNIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAT CONTENT; FIBER; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM SOLANI; KLEBSIELLA; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PENICILLIUM; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REDUCTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCHIUM SPARGANOPHORA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; NIGERIA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PENICILLIUM; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SOLANI; KLEBSIELLA SP.; PENICILLIUM SP.; PROTEUS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCHIUM;

EID: 33745853179     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.276     Document Type: Article

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