Antimicrobial, cytotoxicity and phytochemical screening of Jordanian plants used in traditional medicine

Molecules

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1811-1824

  Talib, Wamidh H ^a   Mahasneh, Adel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxicity; MTT and TLC analysis; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FUNGI; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VERO CELLS;

EID: 77950354725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15031811     Document Type: Article

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