Antibacterial and anti-oxidant activities of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.) leaves

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 695-705

  Premanath, Ramya ^a   Sudisha, J ^a   Devi, N Lakshmi ^b   Aradhya, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant activity; Clinical isolates; Solvent extracts; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; METHANOL; POLYPHENOL; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FENUGREEK; FERROUS REDUCING ANTIOXIDANT POWER ASSAY; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOTAL PHENOLIC CONTENT;

PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 79959486284     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.695.705     Document Type: Article

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