Antimicrobial activity of Miconia species (Melastomataceae)

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 120-126

  Rodrigues, Juliana ^a   Michelin, Danielle Carvalho ^a   Rinaldo, Daniel ^a   Zocolo, Guilherme Julião ^a   Dos Santos, Lourdes Campaner ^a   Vilegas, Wagner ^a   Salgado, Hérida Regina Nunes ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disc diffusion method; Miconia cabucu; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; METHANOL; MICONIA CABUCU EXTRACT; MICONIA RUBIGINOSA EXTRACT; MICONIA STENOSTACHYA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DISK DIFFUSION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICONIA CABUCU; MICONIA RUBIGINOSA; MICONIA STENOSTACHYA; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOIDS; MELASTOMATACEAE; METHANOL; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA; MICONIA CABUCU; MICONIA RUBIGINOSA;

EID: 41349111752     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.557     Document Type: Article

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