Antitumor and antibacterial activities of [1-(2-Ethyl, 6-Heptyl) Phenol] from cuminum cyminum seeds

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1881-1888

  Mekawey, Amal A I ^a   Mokhtar, M M ^a   Farrag, Rasha M ^a  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Antitumor agents; BHK; Cuminum cyminum; ELISA; SRB

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949542828     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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