Screening of antimicrobial potential of extracts and pure compounds isolated from Capparis decidua

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 439-445

  Upadhyay, Ravi Kant ^a   Ahmad, Shoeb ^a   Tripathi, Rajani ^a   Rohtagi, Leena ^b   Jain, Subhash C ^c  

^a D D U GORAKHPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Capparis decidua; Minimum bactericidal concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration

Indexed keywords

2 CARBOXY 1,1 DIMETHYLPYRROLIDINE; 6 (1 HYDROXY NON 3 ENYL)TETRAHYDROPYRAN 2 ONE; ACETONE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CAPPARIS DECIDUA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; CIPROFLOXACIN; ETHER; HENEICOSYLHEXADECANOATE; METHANOL; PETROLEUM; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT; TETRACYCLINE; TRIACONTANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS DECIDUA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT STEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPPARIS DECIDUA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 77951451319     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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