Antimicrobial activity of Emilia sonchifolia DC., Tridax procumbens L. and Vernonia cinerea L. of Asteracea family: Potential as food preservatives

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-231

  Yoga Latha, L ^a   Darah, I ^a   Sasidharan, S ^b   Jain, K ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Food preservation; Plant extracts

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMILIA SONCHIFOLIA; FUNGI; TRIDAX; TRIDAX PROCUMBENS; VERNONIA; VERNONIA CINEREA;

EID: 77952939609     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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