Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of Myrtus communis L.

Ankara Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-199

  Mert, Tuba ^a   Fafal, Tuǧçe ^a   Kivçak, Bijen ^a   Öztürk, H Tansel ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytotoxic activity; Myrtaceae; Myrtus communis L.

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; COLCHICINE; MYRTUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; NYSTATIN; UMBELLIFERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LC 50; MYRTLE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77954707615     PISSN: 10153918     EISSN: 25646524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1501/eczfak_0000000501     Document Type: Article

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