Antibacterial activity and in vitro cytotoxicity of extracts and fractions of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. Stem bark and Ageratum conyzoides Linn. Leaves

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 478-483

  Adetutu, Adewale ^a,b   Morgan, Winston A ^a   Corcoran, Olivia ^a   Chimezie, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Antibacterial; Cytotoxicity; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROFORM; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA EXTRACT; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BARK; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN FS5; CELL STRAIN SK LU 1; CELL STRAIN SK MES 1; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FRACTIONATION; MIMOSA; PLANT STEM; SKIN FIBROBLAST; AGERATUM; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; RETRACTED ARTICLE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PARKIA BIGLOBOSA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AGERATUM; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BACTERIA; CELL LINE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FABACEAE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 84863749802     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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