Antibacterial activity of the Iraqi Rheum ribes root

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 688-690

  Alaadin, Alaadin M ^a,c   Al Khateeb, Ekbal Hasan ^b   Jäger, Anna K ^a  

^a HAWLER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Iraq)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anthraquinones; Antibacterial; Emodin; Rheum ribes

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE; ALCOHOL; ALOE EMODIN; ANTHRAQUINONE; CHRYSOPHANIC ACID; EMODIN; PHYSCION; PLANT EXTRACT; RHEUM RIBES EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHEUM RIBES; RHUBARB; SPECTROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALOE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLYGONACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHEUM RIBES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 36249019846     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701575049     Document Type: Article

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