Antibacterial, cytotoxic and antioxidant activity of chloroform, n-hexane and ethyl acetate extract of plant amaranthus spinosus

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1675-1680

  Bulbul, Ishrat Jahan ^a   Nahar, Laizuman ^a   Ripa, Farhana Alam ^a   Haque, Obaydul ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Amaranthus spinosus; Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Cytotoxic

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLOROFORM; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; HEXANE; PLANT EXTRACT; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DISK DIFFUSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 79961164579     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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