In vitro antimicrobial, anthelmintic and cyclooxygenase-inhibitory activities and phytochemical analysis of Leucosidea sericea

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-27

  Aremu, A O ^a   Fawole, O A ^a   Chukwujekwu, J C ^a   Light, M E ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic; Antimicrobial; Cyclooxygenase inhibition; Leucosidea sericea; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DICHLOROMETHANE; FLAVONOID; LEUCOSIDEA SERICEA EXTRACT; MEBENDAZOLE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BROTH DILUTION; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EYE INFECTION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUCOSIDEA SERICEA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; EYE INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; ROSACEA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUCOSIDEA SERICEA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77955332278     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.05.043     Document Type: Article

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