Antimicrobial flavonoid rutin from Pteris vittata L. against pathogenic gastrointestinal microflora

American Fern Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 98-103

  Singh, Meenakshi ^a   Govindarajan, Raghavan ^a   Rawat, Ajay Kumar Singh ^a   Khare, Prem B ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; GI microflora; Pteris vittata; Rutin

Indexed keywords

FILICOPHYTA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PTERIDIUM; PTERIS; PTERIS VITTATA;

EID: 47849124904     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444(2008)98[98:AFRFPV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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