Antioxidant and antibacterial constituents from Morus nigra

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 751-754

  Mazimba, Ofentse ^a   Majinda, Runner R T ^a   Motlhanka, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Isoprenylated flavonoids; Morus nigra; Oxyresveratrol

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALPHA AMYRIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETULIC ACID; CYCLOMORUSIN; FLAVONOID; KUWANON; KUWANON DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; MORACIN M; MORUS NIGRA EXTRACT; MORUSIN; OXYRESVERATROL; PLANT EXTRACT; SITOGLUSIDE; STILBENE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BARK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORUS NIGRA; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ABONY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79960214836     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.260     Document Type: Article

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