Antimicrobial activity of Clitoria ternatea (L.) extracts

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 1, Issue , 2009, Pages 731-738

  Kamilla, L ^a   Mnsor, S M ^a   Ramanathan, S ^a   Sasidharan, S ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Clitoria ternatea; Food preservation; Phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTHARAQUINONE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PHLOBATANNIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BROTH DILUTION; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; FLOWER; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; YEAST;

EID: 65549144961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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