Antibacterial activity of fatty acid methyl esters of Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) sweet

Indian Drugs

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 275-281

  Chandrasekaran, M ^a   Venkatesalu, V ^a   Anantharaj, M ^a   Sivasankari, S ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Disc diffusion; Fatty acids; Ipomoea pes caprae; MBC; MIC

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746544635     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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