Phytochemical and antimicrobial screening of methanol and aqueous extracts of Agave sisalana

Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica - Drug Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 535-539

  Hammuel, Chrinius ^a   Yebpella, Gary G ^a   Shallangwa, Gideon A ^b   Magomya, Asabe M ^a   Agbaji, Abel S ^a  

^a National Research Institute for Chemical Technology   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Agave sisalana; Antimicrobial activity; Minimum bactericidal concentration; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Phytochemical properties

Indexed keywords

AGAVE SISALANA EXTRACT; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAVE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

AGAVE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 79959626282     PISSN: 00016837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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