Studies on the antibacterial activity of the extracts from Tridax procumbens L and Ixora coccinea L

Biomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 190-194

  Jayashree, A ^a   Maneemegalai, S ^a  

^a Prince Shri Venkateshwara Arts and Science College   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Ethanol extract; Ixora coccinea L.; Methanol extract; Phytochemicals; Tridax procumbers L.

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; IXORA COCCINEA EXTRACT; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; IXORA COCCINEA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RUBIACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IXORA COCCINEA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIDAX; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS;

EID: 58349099512     PISSN: 09702067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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