Antimicrobial activity of various parts of Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula: Isolation of active principles from the leaves and the berries

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 907-912

  Faizi, Shaheen ^a   Khan, Rashid Ali ^a   Mughal, Najma Rasool ^a   Malik, Mariam Shafique ^a   Sajjadi, Kaneez E Sayyeda ^a   Ahmad, Aqeel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allantoin; Antimicrobial activities; Berries; Clerodane diterpenes; Leaves; Polyalthia longifolia var. pendula

Indexed keywords

ALLANTOIN; CLERODANE DERIVATIVE; DITERPENOID; GENTAMICIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA PENDULA EXTRACT; TERBINAFINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERRY; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA PENDULA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; DITERPENES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRUIT; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; POLYALTHIA;

POLYALTHIA LONGIFOLIA;

EID: 48749130559     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2414     Document Type: Article

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