Antibacterial activity of Psoralea corylifolia l. seed and aerial parts with various extraction methods

Research Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-131

  Chanda, S ^a   Kaneria, M ^a   Nair, R ^a  

^a SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Aqueous extraction; Gram negative bacteria; Psoralea corylifolia; Solvent extraction; Successive extraction

Indexed keywords

CULLEN CORYLIFOLIA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSORALEA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 77957975320     PISSN: 18164935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2011.124.131     Document Type: Article

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