Antioxidant and antimicrobial attributes of different solvent extracts from leaves and flowers of akk [Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. F.)]

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 4879-4887

  Ahmad, Naveed ^a,b   Anwar, Farooq ^a   Hameed, Sohail ^b   Boyce, Mary C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND GENETIC ENGINEERING NIBGE   (Pakistan)

^c EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Akk extracts; Antimicrobial potential; Antioxidant assays; Microorganisms; Phenolic components; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CATECHIN; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; METHANOL; PHENOL;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FLOWER; IC 50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOTROPIS PROCERA; FUNGI;

EID: 81555198004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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