Phytochemical and antimicrobial activity of leaf extract of Asparagus racemosus Willd.

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 456-463

  Battu, G R ^a   Kumar, B M ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Asparagaceae; Asparagus racemosus; Flavonoids; MBC; MIC

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPICILLIN; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; HEXANE; NYSTATIN; PENICILLIN G;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77958058977     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0975-3575(10)80031-8     Document Type: Article

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