Exploration of antimicrobial potential of methanol and water extract of seeds of Swietenia macrophylla (Family: Meliaceae), to substantiate folklore claim

Iranian Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 99-102

  Maiti, Anup ^a   Dewanjee, Saikat ^a   Mandal, Subhash C ^a   Annadurai, S ^b  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Disc diffusion assay; Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC); Swietenia macrophylla

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGAL STRAIN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWIETENIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 44249114312     PISSN: 17352657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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