Evaluation of cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of struchium Sparganophora (Linn.) ktze asteraceae

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 862-867

  Kasim, L S ^a   Ferro, V A ^b   Odukoya, O A ^c   Ukpo, G E ^c   Seidel, Veronique ^b   Gray, A I ^b   Waigh, Roger ^b  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Cytotoxicity; Hela; Melanoma; Ovarian; Struchium sparganophora

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLOROFORM; FLUCONAZOLE; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; STRUCHIUM SPARGANOPHORA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS VULGARIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCHIUM SPARGANOPHORA;

ASTERACEAE; KLEBSIELLA AEROGENES; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STRUCHIUM;

EID: 79955432037     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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