Assessment of the antimicrobial potency of leaf extracts from Vitex nugundo and Gloriosa superba

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 80-84

  Choudhary, K ^a   Mathur, N ^a   Chaudhary, A ^b   Chaudhary, B L ^b  

^a L M College of Science and Tech   (India)

^b M L SUKHADIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Candida albicans; Chloramphenicol; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTHRANOID; ANTHRAQUINONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; GLORIOSA SUPERBA EXTRACT; METRONIDAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITEX NUGUNDO EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GARLIC; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT LEAF; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955035121     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5530/pj.2011.20.15     Document Type: Article

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