Phytochemical screening for antibacterial activity of potential Malaysian medicinal plants

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 81, 2011, Pages 18795-18799

  Jamal, Parveen ^a   Karim, Ismail Abdul ^a   Abdullah, Erlina ^a   Raus, Raha Ahmad ^a   Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial properties; Medicinal plants; Psidium guajava; Screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT; FICUS DELTOIDEA EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; ORTHOSIPHON ARISTATUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM MINUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS DELTOIDEA; GROWTH INHIBITION; GUAVA; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; ORTHOSIPHON ARISTATUS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; POLYGONUM MINUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CENTELLA ASIATICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FICUS DELTOIDEA; ORTHOSIPHON ARISTATUS; POLYGONUM PERSICARIA; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA;

EID: 84855801233     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2755     Document Type: Article

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