Evaluation of antibacterial and antioxidant activities of different plant parts of Rumex vesicarius l. (Polygonaceae)

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-118

  Mostafa, H A M ^a   El Bakry, A A ^b   Alam, Eman A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^b Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anthraquinones; Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant activity; Flavonoids; Phenolics; Rumex vesicarius L

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; AMOXICILLIN; ANTHRAQUINONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFRADINE; EMODIN; FLAVONOID; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PHENOL; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RUMEX VESICARIUS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 79955941324     PISSN: 09751491     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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