Antioxidant, antibacterial and DNA protecting activity of selected medicinally important Asteraceae plants

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-261

  Chethan, J ^a   Sampath Kumara, K K ^a   Sekhar, Shailasree ^a   Prakash, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Asteraceae plant species; DNA protection assay; Methanol extract

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA CINA EXTRACT; ARTIMISIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; ECLIPTA ALBA EXTRACT; GLOSSOCARDIA BOSVALLEA EXTRACT; MIKANIA MICRANTHA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SPILANTHES ULIGINOSA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERNONIA CINEREA EXTRACT; VICOA INDICA EXTRACT; WEDELIA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; WEDELIA TRILOBATA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84859944676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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