A comparative study of the antimicrobial and phytochemical properties between outdoor grown and micropropagated Tulbaghia violacea Harv. plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 775-780

  Ncube, B ^a   Ngunge, V N P ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Micropropagation; Phenolic compounds; Saponins; Tulbaghia violacea

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLAVONOID; NEOMYCIN; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT GROWTH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA;

ALKANES; ALLIUM; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SAPONINS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA;

EID: 79954418447     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.01.039     Document Type: Article

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