In vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of methanol and hexane extract of Astragalus species growing in the eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-71

  Adigüzel, Ahmet ^a   Sökmen, Münevver ^b   Özkan, Hakan ^c   Aǧar, Güleray ^a   Güllüce, Medine ^a   Şahin, Fikrettin ^d  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^d YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antioxidant activity; Astragalus species

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS MICROCEPHALUS; ERINACEIDAE; MACROCEPHALUS;

EID: 59949099694     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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