Antimicrobial and gastrointestinal protective properties of Parquetina nigrescens (Afzel.) Bullock

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 701-705

  Odetola, A A ^a   Oluwole, F S ^a   Adeniyi, B A ^a   Olatiregun, A M ^b   Ikupolowo, O R ^a   Labode, O ^a   Busari, K O ^a   Shorinola, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Gastro intestinal protective effect; Parquetina nigrescens

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SOLUTION; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PARQUETINA; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RAT; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMACH ACID SECRETION; STOMACH MUCUS; STOMACH ULCER;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; PARQUETINA NIGRESCENS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750176740     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2006.701.705     Document Type: Article

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