Phytochemical screening and antibacterial properties of leaves of Pongamia pinnata Linn. (Fabaceae) from India

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 6393-6396

  Arote, S R ^a   Dahikar, S B ^a   Yeole, P G ^b  

^a SANJIVANI COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Enteric bacterial pathogens; Pongamia pinnata

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALKALOID; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PONGAMIA PINNATA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PONGAMIA PINNATA; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 71949085199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb2009.000-9487     Document Type: Article

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