In vitro antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of anthrone and chromone from the latex of Aloe harlana reynolds

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1756-1760

  Asamenew, Gelila ^a   Bisrat, Daniel ^a   Mazumder, Avijit ^b   Asres, Kaleab ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b NOIDA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

7 O methylaloeresin A; Aloe harlana; aloin; antimicrobial activity; antioxidant activity; latex

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; 2 DEOXYRIBOSE; 7 O METHYLALOERESIN A; ALOIN; CHROMONE DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOE; ALOE HARLANA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ETHIOPIA; FRACTIONATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALOE; ANTHRACENES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHROMONES; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LATEX; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALOE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 82155168001     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3482     Document Type: Article

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