Antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiviral activities of Retama raetam (Forssk.) Webb flowers growing in Tunisia

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2933-2940

  Hayet, Edziri ^a   Maha, Mastouri ^b   Samia, Ammar ^c   Mata, Matieu ^d   Gros, Patrich ^b   Raida, Hiar ^a   Ali, Mahjoub Mohamed ^d   Mohamed, Ali Si ^b   Gutmann, Laurent ^b   Mighri, Zine ^d   Mahjoub, Aouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^d HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl 2 picrylhydrazyl; Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant; Antiviral activity; Retama raetam flowers

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ASSAYS; BACTERIOLOGY; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; ESTERS; METHANOL; PHENOLS; TURBULENT FLOW;

1,1-DIPHENYL-2-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; RETAMA RAETAM FLOWERS;

BACTERIA;

FABACEAE; HUMAN ENTEROVIRUS B; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; RETAMA RAETAM;

EID: 54849406969     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9835-y     Document Type: Article

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