Platelet aggregation, antiglycation, cytotoxic, phytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of extracts of Neoeta iuncea

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 935-940

  Hussain, Javid ^a   Jamila, Nargis ^a   Gilani, Syed Abdullah ^a   Abbas, Hulam ^b   Ahmed, Sagheer ^b  

^a KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Anti cancer; Biological activity; Labiatae; Lamiaceae; Medicinal plant; Nepeta juncea

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; NEPETA JUNCEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ARTEMIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FUNGI; LAMIACEAE; LEMNA MINOR; NEPETA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 66749134263     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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