Bioassay-guided isolation and identification of antibacterial and antifungal component from methanolic extract of green tea leaves (camellia sinensis)

Research Journal of Phytochemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 78-86

  Chakraborty, Devjani ^a   Chakraborti, Sunanda ^a  

^a Research in Biotechnology and Allied Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Activity; Antibacterial and antifungal; Catechin; FfPTLC; Green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis); TLC

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMELLIA SINENSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THEACEAE;

EID: 77956511590     PISSN: 18193471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjphyto.2010.78.86     Document Type: Article

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