Bioactivity of Rumex obtusifolius (Polygonaceae)

Archives of Biological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 387-392

  Harshaw, Diane ^a   Nahar, Lutfun ^b   Vadla, Brahmachari ^b   Saif E Naser, Gadria M ^c   Sarker, Satyajit D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Brine shrimp lethality; DPPH; Polygonaceae; Rumex obtusifolius

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955160245     PISSN: 03544664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1002387H     Document Type: Article

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