Antimicrobial activity of extracts from Tamarindus indica L. leaves

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 6, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 242-247

  Escalona Arranz, Julio ^a   Péres Roses, Renato ^a   Urdaneta Laffita, Imilci ^a   Camacho Pozo, Miladis ^a   Rodríguez Amado, Jesús ^a   Licea Jiménez, Irina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; essential oils; flavonoids; Tamarindus indica L.; total phenols

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; KETOCONAZOLE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; TAMARINDUS INDICA EXTRACT; THYME OIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAMARIND;

EID: 78049412068     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.66944     Document Type: Article

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