Evaluation of the stem bark of Pistacia integerrima Stew ex Brandis for its antimicrobial and phytotoxic activities

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1170-1174

  ur Rahman, Shafiq ^a,b   Ismail, Muhammad ^b   Muhammad, Naveed ^b   Ali, Farhat ^a   Chishti, Kamran Ahmad ^a   Imran, Muhammad ^c  

^a Mardan Campus   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Phytotoxic; Pistacia integerrima bark

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEXANE; METHANOL; PISTACIA INTEGERRIMA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARACEAE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BARK; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEMNA MINOR; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOTOXICITY; PISTACHIO; PISTACIA INTEGERRIMA; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 80052499445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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