Bioactive compounds and antimicrobial efficacy of the extracts of Combretum pincianum Hook

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 3561-3563

  Adejuwon, Adekunle Odunayo ^a,b   Bisi Johnson, Mary Adejumoke ^b   Obuotor, Tolulope Mobolaji ^c   Agboola, Oyinade Aina ^d  

^a LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d ADEYEMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Combretum pincianum hook; Extracts

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMBRETUM PINCIANUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM PINCIANUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COMBRETUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 84860421418     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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