Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of alkaloids of Terminalia chebula Retz. against some multidrug-resistant microorganisms

International Journal of Green Pharmacy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-62

  Singh, Geeta ^a   Kumar, Padma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaloids; antimicrobial activity; E. aerogens; minimum bactericidal concentration; minimum fungicidal concentration; minimum inhibitory concentration; T. chebula

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 84862737707     PISSN: 09738258     EISSN: 19984103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-8258.97131     Document Type: Article

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