Antimicrobial studies of stem of different Berberis species

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 60-65

  Singh, Meenakshi ^a   Srivastava, Sharad ^a   Rawat, A K S ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Berberine; Berberis; HPTLC

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BERBERINE; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; BERBERIS ASIATICA EXTRACT; BERBERIS CHITRIA EXTRACT; BERBERIS LYCIUM EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; KETOCONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BERBERIS; BERBERIS ARISTATA; BERBERIS ASIATICA; BERBERIS CHITRIA; BERBERIS LYCIUM; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGAL STRAIN; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; INOCULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EID: 68549110390     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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