Antibacterial activity of aerial parts as well as in vitro raised calli of the medicinal plant Saraca asoca (Roxb.) de Wilde

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-81

  Shahid, M ^a   Shahzad, Anwar ^b   Malik, Abida ^a   Anis, M ^b  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Callus; In vitro; Minimal inhibitory concentration; Saraca asoca

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CALLUS; MINIMAL INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; SARACA ASOCA;

ALCOHOLS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYME INHIBITION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ANTIBIOTICS;

6 N BENZYLADENINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SARACA ASOCA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALLUS CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPLANT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARACA ASOCA;

ANGIOSPERMS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; INDIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SARACA ASOCA;

EID: 34247333694     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W06-107     Document Type: Article

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