Phytochemical and antimicrobial study of an antidiabetic plant: Scoparia dulcis L.

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 391-394

  Latha, M ^a   Ramkumar, K M ^a   Pari, L ^a   Damodaran, P N ^b   Rajeshkannan, V ^b   Suresh, T ^b  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Diabetes; Herbal medicine; Scoparia dulcis

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCOPARIA DULCIS EXTRACT; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA MICROSPORA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCOPARIA DULCIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FUSARIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SCOPARIA;

ALTERNARIA MACROSPORA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SCOPARIA DULCIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALTERNARIA; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCOPARIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33750630849     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2006.9.391     Document Type: Article

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