In vitro antibacterial, antioxidant, total phenolic contents and anti-HIV-1 reverse transcriptase activities of extracts of seven Phyllanthus sp

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-79

  Eldeen, I M S ^a,b   Seow, E M ^a   Abdullah, R ^a   Sulaiman, S F ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Antibacterials; DPPH; HIV 1 RT; Phyllanthus species; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BACTERIAL DISEASE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INHIBITION; METHANOL; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT; RADICAL; REAL TIME; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS; PHYLLANTHUS MYRTIFOLIUS; PHYLLANTHUS PULCHER; PHYLLANTHUS RETICULATUS; PHYLLANTHUS URINARIA; PSEUDOMONAS STUTZERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78651502970     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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