Phytochemical and antimicrobial studies of leaf extract of euphorbia neriifolia

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 5785-5788

  Kumara Swamy, M ^a   Pokharen, Neeraj ^a   Dahal, Santosh ^a   Anuradha, M ^a  

^a Padmashree Institute of Information Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Antimiobial activity; Euphorbia neriifolia; Medicinal plant; Phytochemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARDENOLIDE DERIVATIVE; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA NERIIFOLIA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 82055166214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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