Antimicrobial activity of the crude extracts and compounds from Ficus chlamydocarpa and Ficus cordata (Moraceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-24

  Kuete, V ^a,c   Ngameni, B ^b   Simo, C C Fotso ^b   Tankeu, R Kengap ^b   Ngadjui, B Tchaleu ^b   Meyer, J J M ^c   Lall, N ^c   Kuiate, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c Faculty of Agricultural and Biological Science   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Compounds; Ficus chlamydocarpa; Ficus cordata

Indexed keywords

AFZELECHIN; ALPINUM ISOFLAVONE; BETA AMYRIN; BETA SITOSTEROL 3 O BETA DEXTRO GLUCOPYRANOSIDE; CATECHIN; GENISTEIN; LABURNETIN; LUTEOLIN; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; FICUS; FICUS CHLAMYDOCARPA; FICUS CORDATA; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; RADIOMETRY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CANDIDA; FICUS; FLAVONOIDS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS CORDATA; FUNGI; MORACEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 53649088294     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.026     Document Type: Article

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