Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of polyphenols from ethnomedicinal plants of Nigeria

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 2989-2993

  Okoro, Israel O ^a   Osagie, Auguster ^b   Asibor, Edith O ^c  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Antioxidants; Ethnomedicinal plants; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; NAUCLEA LAFIFOLIA EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SENNA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; NAUCLEA LAFIFOLIA; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; SENNA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; MOMORDICA; NAUCLEA; SENNA ALATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 77952926171     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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