Callus induction and antimicrobial activity of seed and callus extracts of Clitoria ternatea L.

Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 561-567

  Mhaskar, A V ^a   Prakash, K ^a   Vishwakarma, K S ^a   Maheshwari, V L ^a  

^a NORTH MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Callus; Clitoria ternatea; Seed

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; NYSTATIN; PHYTOHORMONE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CALLUS CULTURE; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CLITORIA TERNATEA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 76149116584     PISSN: 09738916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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