Antibacterial activity and characterization of secondary metabolites isolated from mangrove plant Avicennia officinalis

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 544-546

  Valentin Bhimba, B ^a   Meenupriya, J ^a   Joel, Elsa Lycias ^a,b   Naveena, D Edaya ^a   Kumar, Suman ^a   Thangaraj, M ^c  

^a SATHYABAMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Institute for Environmental Research and Social Education Nagercoil   (India)

^c ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Avicennia officinalis; GC MS3; Mangrove

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; BENZOIC ACID; HYDROXY 4 METHOXYBENZOIC ACID; METHANOL; OLEIC ACID; PHTHALIC ACID DIETHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA OFFICINALIS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRACTIONATION; MANGROVE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77954911044     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60131-9     Document Type: Article

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