Assessment techniques of antimicrobial properties of natural compounds of plant origin: Current methods and future trends

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1797-1806

  Ncube, N S ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a   Okoh, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antimicrobial agents; Medicinal plants; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZYLISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FLAVANOID; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; LIMONOID; NATURAL PRODUCT; PACLITAXEL; PAPAVERINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUININE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST CANCER; BROTH DILUTION; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIARRHEA; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; WOUND;

EID: 46349095990     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB07.613     Document Type: Review

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