In vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of extracts from Morus alba L. leaves, stems and fruits

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 349-356

  Wang, Wei ^a   Zu, Yuangang ^a   Fu, Yujie ^a   Efferth, Thomas ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial Activity; Antioxidant Activity; Morus alba L

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALCOHOL; AQUEOUS EXTRACT; ETHANOLIC EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; MULBERRY EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SCAVENGER; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FRUIT; IC 50; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; MORUS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS;

EID: 84863368206     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X12500279     Document Type: Article

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