Antibacterial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities of extracts of Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist growing in Tunisia

Medicinal Chemistry Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 447-454

  Hayet, Edziri ^a   Maha, Mastouri ^b   Samia, Ammar ^c   Ali, Mahjoub Mohamed ^c   Souhir, Brahim ^d   Abderaouf, Kenani ^d   Mighri, Zine ^c   Mahjoub, Aouni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Conyza Canadensis (L.) Cronquist; Cytotoxic; Hep 2 cells

Indexed keywords

CONYZA CANADENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONYZA CANADENSIS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG SCREENING; HEP 2 CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; INCUBATION TIME; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN;

EID: 67650744500     PISSN: 10542523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00044-008-9141-0     Document Type: Article

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