Antimicrobial and cyclooxygenase enzyme inhibitory activities of Sclerocarya birrea and Harpephyllum caffrum (Anacardiaceae) plant extracts

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 592-597

  Moyo, M ^a   Finnie, J F ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anacardiaceae; Anti inflammatory; Antimicrobial; Cyclooxygenase; Plant part substitution

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DISEASE TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHANOL; ETHER; EXPLOITATION; INHIBITOR; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATURE CONSERVATION; PLANT EXTRACT; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ANACARDIACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; HARPEPHYLLUM CAFFRUM; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA;

EID: 79957869676     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2010.12.001     Document Type: Article

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