Evaluation of antibacterial activity and acute toxicity of the hydroethanolic extract of Stachytarpheta angustifolia (Mill) Vahl

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1740-1744

  Enwuru, N V ^a   Ogbonnia, S O ^a   Nkemehule, F ^a   Enwuru, C A ^b   Tolani, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acute; Antibacterial and phytochemical; Stachytarpheta angustifolia; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STACHYTARPHETA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BODY WEIGHT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; KLEBSIELLA; LD 50; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; POWDER; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCREENING; SHIGELLA DYSENTRIAE; SPECIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA; MUS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA; STACHYTARPHETA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 45249103315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB08.144     Document Type: Article

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