Antimicrobial activity of the methanolic extract, fractions and four flavonoids from the twigs of Dorstenia angusticornis Engl. (Moraceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-277

  Kuete, Victor ^a   Simo, Ingrid Konga ^a   Ngameni, Bathelemy ^a   Bigoga, Jude D ^a   Watchueng, Jean ^a   Kapguep, Robertine Nzesse ^a   Etoa, François Xavier ^a   Tchaleu, Bonaventure Ngadjui ^a   Beng, Véronique Penlap ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Dorstenia angusticornis; Flavonoids; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANGUSTICORNIN B; BARTERICIN A; DORSTENIA ANGUSTICORNIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GANCAONIN Q; PLANT EXTRACT; STIPULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FRACTIONATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MORACEAE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHALCONES; DIFFUSION; FLAVONOIDS; FUNGI; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORACEAE; ORGAN SIZE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT STEMS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOLVENTS; WEIGHT GAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; DORSTENIA; MORACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 34248589565     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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