Antibacterial activity and phytochemical study of six medicinal plants used in Benin

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 449-455

  Anago, E ^a   Lagnika, L ^a,b   Gbenou, J ^a   Loko, F ^a   Moudachirou, M ^a   Sanni, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^b Centre Beninois de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique   (Benin)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxydant; DPPH; Medicinal plants; Phytochemical study

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUTOCIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MERCAPTOPURINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BENIN; BOSWELLIA; DRUG EFFECT; FICUS; FLACOURTIACEAE; GUAVA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENIN; BOSWELLIA; FICUS; FLACOURTIACEAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSIDIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BOSWELLIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS EXASPERATA; FLACOURTIA; HYBANTHUS ENNEASPERMUS; PAVETTA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79960237829     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2011.449.455     Document Type: Article

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