Antimicrobial Effects of a Lipophilic Fraction and Kaurenoic Acid Isolated from the Root Bark Extracts of Annona senegalensis

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Okoye, Theophine Chinwuba ^a   Akah, Peter Achunike ^a   Okoli, Charles Ogbonnaya ^a   Ezike, Adaobi Chioma ^a   Omeje, Edwin Ogechukwu ^a   Odoh, Uchenna Estella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1 NAPHTHALENEMETHANOL; 3 HYDROXYANDROSTAN 17 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 3,3 DIMETHYL 2 (3 METHYLBUTA 1,3 DIENYL)CYCLOHEXANE 1 METHANOL; 6,6 DIMETHYL BICYCLO[3.1.1]HEPT 2 EN 2 ETHANOL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; KAURENOIC ACID; LAURYL ALCOHOL; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANNONA SENEGALENSIS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; FRACTIONATION; LIPOPHILICITY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84862338114     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/831327     Document Type: Article

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