Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the volatile oil from the bark of gliricidia sepium

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-179

  REDDY, L Joji ^a   JOSE, BEENA ^b  

^a Loyola Academy Degree and PG College Secunderabad   (India)

^b Vimala College   (India)

Author keywords

Agar well diffusion method; Antibacterial activity; Drug formulation; Essential oil; Gliricidia sepium; Standard antibiotics

Indexed keywords

1 (1 ETHOXYETHOXY) 2 HEXENE; 2 DECANOL; 3 METHOXYHEXANE; 3 METHYL 2 BUTANOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COUMARIN; ESSENTIAL OIL; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; METHYL 3 PENTENYL ETHER; PALMITIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BARK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENTEROBACTER FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA PARATHYPHI; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77954692358     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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