In vitro Antimicrobial activities of Chloroformic, hexane and Ethanolic extracts of Citrullus lanatus var. Citroides (Wild melon)

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1338-1344

  Hassan, Loiy Elsir Ahmed ^a   Sirat, Hasnah Mohd ^b   Yagi, Sakina M Ahemd ^a   Koko, Waleed S ^c   Abdelwahab, Siddig Ibrahim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b University College of Technology and Management Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^c Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Institute   (Sudan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Citrullus lanatus var. citroides; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CITRULLUS LANATUS EXTRACT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HEXANE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATERMELON;

ASPERGILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. CITROIDES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79957756947     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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