Antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of different wild bitter gourd cultivars (Momordica charantia L. var. abbreviata Seringe)

Botanical Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 427-434

  Lu, Yeh Lin ^a   Liu, Yuh Hwa ^a,b   Liang, Wen Li ^a   Chuang, Jong Ho ^c   Cheng, Kur Ta ^d   Liang, Hong Jen ^e   Hou, Wen Chi ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cytotoxic activity; Escherichia coli; Momordica charantia L. var. abbreviata Seringe (MCA); Salmonella enteric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84255183168     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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