Antimicrobial activities of rhizomes of Polygonatum verticillatum: Attributed to its total flavonoidal and phenolic contents

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 463-467

  Khan, Haroon ^a,b   Saeed, Muhammad ^b   Muhammad, Naveed ^b   Ghaffar, Rukhsana ^b   Khan, Saeed Ahmad ^b   Hassan, Sohail ^c  

^a GANDHARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Phenolic contents; Polygonatum verticillatum; Rhizomes; Total flavonoidal

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLAVONOID; IMIPENEM; MICONAZOLE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUSARIUM SOLANI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYGONATUM VERTICILLATUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOME; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON LONGIFUSUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; FLAVONOIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYGONATUM; RHIZOME;

EID: 84860646521     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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