Evaluation of antimicrobial efficacy of flavonoids of Withania somnifera L.

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 473-478

  Singh, G ^a   Kumar, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; minimum bactericidal concentration; minimum fungicidal concentration; minimum inhibitory concentration; total activity; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84862107367     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.95656     Document Type: Article

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