Evaluation of the genus Treculia for antimycobacterial, anti-reverse transcriptase, radical scavenging and antitumor activities

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 530-535

  Kuete, V ^a   Metuno, R ^b   Keilah, P L ^a   Tshikalange, E T ^c   Ngadjui, B T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anti reverse transcriptase; Antimycobacterial; Antitumor; Moraceae; Radical scavenging; Treculia species

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; DISEASE CONTROL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TUBERCULOSIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORACEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TRECULIA; TRECULIA AFRICANA; TRECULIA OBOVOIDEA;

EID: 77957195764     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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