Detection of anti-tuberculosis activity in some folklore plants by radiometric BACTEC assay

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Gupta, V K ^a   Shukla, C ^a   Bisht, G R S ^a   Saikia, D ^b   Kumar, S ^c   Thakur, R L ^a  

^a Sardar Bhagwan Singh Post Gratudate Institute of Biomedical Sciences & Research   (India)

^b CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^c ICAR DIRECTORATE OF RAPESEED MUSTARD RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Anti mycobacterial; Anti tuberculosis; BACTEC assay; Mallotus philippensis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; RADIOMETRY; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ANTI TUBERCULARS; ANTI-MYCOBACTERIAL; ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS; BACTEC ASSAY; ETHANOLIC EXTRACTS; ETHYL-ACETATE; M. TUBERCULOSIS; MALLOTUS PHILIPPENSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RADIOMETRICS;

PLANT EXTRACTS;

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COLEBROOKEA OPPOSITIFOLIA EXTRACT; FLACOURTIA RAMONTCHII EXTRACT; KALANCHOE INTEGRA EXTRACT; MALLOTUS PHILIPPENSIS EXTRACT; MIMOSA PUDICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RUMEX HASTATUS EXTRACT; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX NEGUNDO EXTRACT;

DICOTYLEDON; DRUG RESISTANCE; ETHANOL; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACT; RADIOMETRIC METHOD;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLEBROOKEA OPPOSITIFOLIA; DRUG SCREENING; FLACOURTIA RAMONTCHII; KALANCHOE INTEGRA; MALLOTUS PHILIPPENSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIMOSA PUDICA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; RADIOMETRY; RUMEX HASTATUS; VITEX NEGUNDO;

COLEBROOKEA OPPOSITIFOLIA; FLACOURTIA RAMONTCHII; KALANCHOE INTEGRA; MALLOTUS PHILIPPENSIS; MIMOSA PUDICA; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RUMEX HASTATUS; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 78650070672     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02963.x     Document Type: Article

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