Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of the plant heliotropium strigosum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 7738-7743

  Hussain, Sajid ^a   Jamil, Muhammad ^a   Ullah, Farhat ^a   Khan, Arifullah ^a   Ullah, Farman ^a   Arfan, Muhammad ^b   Ahmad, Shabir ^a   Khatoon, Lubna ^c  

^a KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antioxidant; Heliotropium strigosum

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CHLOROFORM; DOXYCYCLINE; HELIOTROPIUM STRIGOSUM EXTRACT; HEXANE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BORAGINACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGAL STRAIN; GROWTH INHIBITION; HELIOTROPIUM STRIGOSUM; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BORAGINACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELIOTROPIUM STRIGOSUM; HEXAPODA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; URTICA;

EID: 78549235392     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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