Antifungal, antibacterial and antimycobacterial activity of Entada abysinnica Steudel ex A. Rich (Fabaceae) methanol extract

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-168

  Mariita, Richard M ^a   Orodho, John A ^a   Okemo, Paul O ^a   Mbugua, Paul K ^a  

^a KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

antibacterial; Antifungal; antimycobacterial; Entada abysinnica; methanol extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; ENTADA ABYSINNICA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; FLUCONAZOLE; ISONIAZID; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ENTADA ABYSINNICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KENYA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77955128631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-8490.65511     Document Type: Article

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