Cytotoxicity and antifungal activities of ethanolic and chloroform extracts of Cucumis sativus linn (Cucurbitaceae) leaves and stems

Research Journal of Phytochemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-30

  Das, Joysree ^a   Chowdhury, Anusua ^a   Biswas, Subrata Kumar ^a   Karmakar, Utpal Kumar ^b   Sharif, Syeda Ridita ^c   Raihan, Sheikh Zahir ^d   Muhit, Md Abdul ^d  

^a BGC Trust University   (Bangladesh)

^b KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c Standrad Laboratories Ltd   (Bangladesh)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antifungal activities; Brine shrimp; Cucumis sativus; Cytotoxicity; Lethality; Phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE;

EID: 84857861962     PISSN: 18193471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjphyto.2012.25.30     Document Type: Article

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