Antimycobacterial activity evaluation and MIC determination of liophilizated hydroalcoholic extracts of Bixa orellana L., Bixaceae;Avaliação da atividade antimicobacteriana e a determina ção da CIM de extratos hidroalcoólicos liofilizados de Bixa orellana L., Bixaceae

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-174

  Silva, Renata B ^a   Almeida, Cristina R ^a   Chavasco, Juliana M ^b   Chavasco, Jorge K ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ALFENAS   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Jose do Rosario Vellano   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bixa orellana; Bixaceae; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIXA ORELLANA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOSTASIS; BIXA ORELLANA; BIXACEAE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; LYOPHILISATE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77954750327     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2010000200006     Document Type: Article

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