Leaf extract of Centratherum punctatum exhibits antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti proliferative properties

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 71-76

  Pawar, Naveen Kumar ^a   Arumugam, Neelakantan ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter baumanii; Antioxidant; Cardiac glycosides; Centratherum punctatum; Flavanoids; Multi drug resistance; Staphylococcus aureus; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ALIPHATIC AMINE; ALKANE; ALKENE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMITOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; AROMATIC COMPOUND; ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYLCRESOL; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CENTRATHERUM PUNCTATUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CELL ASSAY; CENTRATHERUM PUNCTATUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROVIDENCIA RETTGERI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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