In vitro antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of leaves and flowers extracts from Lippia alba

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-90

  Ara, N ^a   Nur, M H ^a   Amran, M S ^b   Wahid, M I I ^c   Ahmed, M ^c  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cytotoxicity; Gram negative; Gram positive; Lippia alba

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LD 50; LIPPIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PLANT LEAF;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTEMIA; BACTERIA; FLOWERS; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIPPIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

ARTEMIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LIPPIA; LIPPIA ALBA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 60549103277     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.87.90     Document Type: Article

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