Biological activities of Rumex dentatus L: Evaluation of methanol and hexane extracts

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 6945-6951

  Fatima, Nighat ^a   Zia, Muhammad ^a   Riaz ur Rehman, ^a   Rizvi, Zarrin Fatima ^a   Ahmad, Safia ^a   Mirza, Bushra ^a   Chaudhary, M Fayyaz ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allelopathic; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antitumor; Cytotoxic; Rumex detatus

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RUMEX DENTATUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; RHIZOBIUM; RUMEX; RUMEX DENTATUS;

AGROBACTERIUM; ARTEMIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RAPHANUS SATIVUS; RUMEX; RUMEX DENTATUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 74549173609     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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