Assessment of phytochemical content, polyphenolic composition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Leguminosae medicinal plants in Peninsular Malaysia

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chew, Yik L ^a   Ling Chan, Elaine W ^a   Tan, Pei L ^a   Lim, Yau Y ^a   Stanslas, Johnson ^b   Goh, Joo K ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS EXTRACT; ALKALOID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BAUHINIA KOCKIANA EXTRACT; BAUHINIA PURPUREA EXTRACT; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA EXTRACT; CALLIANDRA TERGEMINA EXTRACT; CASSIA SURATTENSIS EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA EXTRACT; PELTOPHORUM PTEROCARPUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAMANEA SAMAN EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; STREPTOMYCIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS;

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BAUHINIA KOCKIANA; BAUHINIA PURPUREA; CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA; CALLIANDRA TERGEMINA; CASSIA SURATTENSIS; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEGUME; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PELTOPHORUM PTEROCARPUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SAMANEA SAMAN; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; FABACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; FLOWERS; MALAYSIA; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 79751528506     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-12     Document Type: Article

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