In vitro antibacterial, cytotoxic and antioxidant activities of plant Nephelium longan

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-27

  Ripa, F A ^a   Haque, M ^a   Bulbul, I J ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Brine shrimp; Nephelium longan; Sapindaceae

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; LD 50; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SAPINDACEAE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTEMIA; BACTERIA; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPINDACEAE;

ARTEMIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIMOCARPUS LONGAN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NEPHELIUM; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SAPINDACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

EID: 74249108057     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.22.27     Document Type: Article

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