Preliminary screening via dose-response analysis of the antibacterial activities of six Chinese medicinal plant extracts

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 579-584

  Hsueh, Chung Chuan ^a   Chen, Bor Yann ^a   Lo, Ding Hung ^a   Wu, Chia Chyi ^a   Tzeng, Yu Ju ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Dose response analysis; Medicinal plants; Threshold model

Indexed keywords

ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT; CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS; DIFFUSION METHOD; DOSE-RESPONSE ANALYSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE ASSESSMENTS; IN-VITRO; INHIBITION ZONES; MEDICINAL PLANTS; PLANT EXTRACT; THERAPEUTIC USE; THRESHOLD MODEL;

DRUG PRODUCTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 77956765809     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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