Phytochemical analysis, nutritional composition and antimicrobial activities of white mulberry (Morus alba)

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 456-460

  Omidiran, M O ^a   Baiyewu, R A ^a   Ademola, I T ^a   Fakorede, O C ^a   Toyinbo, E O ^a   Adewumi, O J ^a   Adekunle, E A ^a  

^a FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Ethanolic extract; Nutritional; Organisms; Phytochemical

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; BACITRACIN; CALCIUM; FAT; MAGNESIUM; MULBERRY EXTRACT; OXALIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTATE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SAPONIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; WATER; ZINC;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ASPERGILLUS TAMARI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; DIETARY FIBER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVAPORATION; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID COMPOSITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORUS ALBA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM OXALICUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; MORUS ALBA; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84863808147     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.456.460     Document Type: Article

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