Evaluation of toxicological and standardization parameters and phytochemical investigation of Ficus deltoidea leaves

American Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-243

  Shafaei, Armaghan ^a   Farsi, Elham ^a   Khadeer Ahamed, B M ^a   Ahmad Siddiqui, J ^a   Attitalla, Idress Hamad ^b   Zhari, I ^a   Asmawi, Mohd Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b OMAR AL MUKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

Author keywords

Ficus deltoidea; Heavy metals analysis; Microbial limit test; Phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; ANTHRAQUINONE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHLOROFORM; COUMARIN; FICUS DELTOIDEA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; LEAD; MERCURY; METHANOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROL; TANNIN; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASH; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS; FICUS DELTOIDEA; MICROBIAL LIMIT TEST; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOISTURE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SCREENING; STANDARDIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; VOLATILIZATION; YEAST;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS DELTOIDEA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79955550886     PISSN: 21504210     EISSN: 21504253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajbmb.2011.237.243     Document Type: Article

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