In vitro bioactivity and phytochemical screening of Musa acuminata flower

Pharmacologyonline

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 118-127

  Sumathy, V ^a   Jothy Lachumy, S ^a   Zakaria, Zuraini ^a   Sasidharan, S ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Musa acuminata; Phytochemical screening; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BUTYLCRESOL; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; MICONAZOLE NITRATE; MUSA ACUMINATA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; SUGAR; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; IN VITRO STUDY; LC 50; MICROCOCCUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUSA ACUMINATA; MUSACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; SALMONELLA; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 80053056344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18278620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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