Detection of antimicrobial compounds by bioautography of different extracts of leaves of selected south african tree species

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-78

  Suleiman, M M ^a   McGaw, L J ^b   Naidoo, V ^b   Eloff, J N ^b  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Bioautography; Medicinal plants; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMBRETUM VENDAE EXTRACT; COMMIPHORA HARVEYI EXTRACT; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; KHAYA ANTHOTHECA EXTRACT; KIRKIA WILMSII EXTRACT; LOXOSTYLIS ALATA EXTRACT; METHANOL; OCHNA NATALITIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTORHUS LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; TETRAZOLIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANGIOSPERM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM VENDAE; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA HARVEYI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; KHAYA ANTHOTHECA; KIRKIA WILMSII; LOXOSTYLIS ALATA; MELIACEAE; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; OCHNA NATALITIA; OCHNACEAE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTORHUS LONGIFOLIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUSPENSION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77957148189     PISSN: 01896016     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v7i1.57269     Document Type: Article

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