Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of diospyros ebenum roxb. leaf extracts

Turkish Journal of Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-164

  Baravalia, Yogesh ^a   Kaneria, Mital ^a   Vaghaslya, Yogeshkumar ^a   Parekh, Jigna ^a   Chanda, Sumitra ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant activity; Diospyros ebenum; Flavonoid content; Total phenol content

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS EBENUM; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 66749183395     PISSN: 13000152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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