Antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical constituents of Hydnora johannis roots

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 228-234

  Yagi, S ^a,b   Chretien F ^a   Duval, R E ^a   Fontanay, S ^a   Maldini, M ^c   Piacente, S ^c   Henry, M ^a   Chapleur, Y ^a   Laurain Mattar, D ^a  

^a NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Chemical constituents; Cytotoxicity; Hydnora johannis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CARCINOGEN; CYTOLOGY; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHANOL; ETHNOBOTANY; FATTY ACID; FRACTIONATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHENOL; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROOT; TANNIN; TOXICOLOGY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HYDNORA JOHANNIS; HYDNORACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84855960339     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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