Antimicrobial activity of acorus calamus (L.) rhizome and leaf extract

Acta Biologica Szegediensis

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Asha, Devi S ^a   Ganjewala, Deepak ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Antimicrobial, asarone; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Zone of inhibition

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ALPHA ASARONE; AMPHOTERICIN B; BETA ASARONE; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; PETROLEUM ETHER; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PLANT LEAF; RHIZOME; YEAST;

ACORUS CALAMUS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 77951808836     PISSN: 1588385X     EISSN: 15884082     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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