Medicinal potential of the root of Arctotis arctotoides

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 486-493

  Afolayan, A J ^a   Jimoh, F O ^a   Sofidiya, M O ^b   Koduru, S ^a   Lewu, F B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Arctotis arctotoides; Flavonoids; Free radical scavenging activity; Polyphenols; Proanthocyanidins; Reducing capacity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2,2' AZINOBIS 3 ETHYLBENZOTHIAZOLINE 6 SULFONIC ACID; ACETONE; ARCTOTIS ARCTOTOIDES EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARCTOTIS ARCTOTOIDES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG POTENCY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCOCCUS; MICROCOCCUS KRISTINAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYROGENS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ARCTOTIS; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS CEREUS; FUNGI; KOCURIA KRISTINAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 34547144375     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701389383     Document Type: Article

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