Assessment of anti-bacterial activity and brine shrimp toxicity of two Polygonum species;Estudio de la actividad antibacteriana y la toxicidad en gambas en salmuera de dos especies de Polygonum

Ars Pharmaceutica

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-134

  Mazid, M A ^a   Datta, B K ^a   Nahar, L ^b   Sarker, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Bangladeshi plants; Brine shrimp lethality; Polygonum barbatum; Polygonum stagninum

Indexed keywords

KANAMYCIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM BARBATUM BARBATA EXTRACT; POLYGONUM STAGNINUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; LD 50; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; POLYGONUM BARBATUM BARBATA; POLYGONUM STAGNINUM; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 51049100447     PISSN: 00042927     EISSN: 00042927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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