Synergistic antimicrobial activities of phytoestrogens in crude extracts of two sesame species against some common pathogenic microorganisms

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 427-433

  Bankole Munir, A ^b   Shittu Lukeman, A J ^a   Ahmed Titilade, A ^c   Bankole Marian, N ^d   Shittu Remilekun, K ^e   Kpela, Terkula ^a   Ashiru Oladapo, A ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^c LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^e Bolomedics Laboratories Lagos   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti microbial; GC MS; Gram negative; Gram positive; MIC; Pathogenic micro organisms; Sesame leaves; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ESSENTIAL OIL; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; SESAMIN; SESAMUM INDICUM EXTRACT; SESAMUM RADIATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SESAME; SESAMUM RADIATUM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 34748848094     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v4i4.31237     Document Type: Article

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