Antimicrobial screening of Breynia nivosus and Ageratum conyzoides against dental caries organisms

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 354-358

  Amadi, E S ^a   Oyeka, C A ^b   Onyeagba, R A ^c   Ugbogu, O C ^c   Okoli, I ^b  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ageratum conyzoides dental caries streptococcus mutans; Antimicrobial screening; Breynia nivosus

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; AGLYCONE; ALCOHOL; BREYNIA NIVOSUS EXTRACT; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; HOT WATER; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; SUGAR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BREYNIA NIVOSUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG SCREENING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOXICITY TESTING;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; BREYNIA; MUS; RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 34250882683     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.354.358     Document Type: Article

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