Antibacterial activities of crude stem bark extracts of Distemonanthus benthamianus baill

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 356-361

  Aiyegoro, O A ^a   Akinpelu, D A ^b   Afolayan, A J ^a   Okoh, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Distemonanthus benthamianus; Extracts; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Protein leakages

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMPICILLIN; CHLOROFORM; DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LEGUME; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT STEM; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 52349088419     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.356.361     Document Type: Article

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