In vitro evaluation of antioxidant, antimicrobial and toxicity properties of extracts of schinopsis brasiliensis engl. (Anacardiaceae)

African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1724-1731

  Saraiva, Antonio M ^a   Castro, Ricardo H A ^a   Cordeiro, Risonildo P ^a   Peixoto Sobrinho, Tadeu J S ^a   Castro, Valérium T N A ^a   Amorim, Elba L C ^a   Xavier, Haroudo S ^a   Pisciottano, Maria N C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

''Bara na''; Artemia salina; Brine shrimp assay; DPPH; MIC; Multidrug resistance; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALUMINUM; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CHLORIDE ALUMINUM; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SCHINOPSIS BRASILIENSIS EXTRACT; TANNIN; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY WEIGHT; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHINOPSIS BRASILIENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 80054853869     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJPP11.428     Document Type: Article

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