Potential antimicrobial activity of various extracts of Bacopa monnieri (Linn.)

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 230-232

  Sampathkumar, P ^a   Dheeba, B ^a   Vidhyasagar, V ^b   Arulprakash, T ^a   Vinothkannan, R ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Bacopa monnieri (Linn.); Crude extracts

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; ETHER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 60249101519     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.230.232     Document Type: Article

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