Anti-microbial efficacy and biochemical analysis from different parts of Acacia nilotica L. and Ricinus communis L. extracts

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 6299-6308

  Habib Naqvi, S ^a   Umar Dahot, M ^a   Rafiq, M ^a   Yakoub Khan, M ^a   Ibrahim, Imran ^a   Lashari, Khalid H ^a   Ali, Asghar ^a   Korai, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Acacia nilotica L.; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Biomolecules; Ricinus communis L.

Indexed keywords

ACACIA NILOTICA EXTRACT; AMINO ACID; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; ENOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FUSIDATE SODIUM; METHANOL; NYSTATIN; PROTEIN; RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACT; SUGAR; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BARK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM EXPANSUM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 82855167306     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.533     Document Type: Article

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