Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of methanol extracts of some verbena species: In vitro evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial activity in relation to polyphenolic content

Journal of Applied Sciences Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 683-689

  El Hela, A ^a   Abdullah, A ^a  

^a Al Azhar University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activities; Antioxidant; Polyphenolic content; Verbena species

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149446578     PISSN: 1816157X     EISSN: 1819544X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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