Comparative in vitro antimicrobial and phytochemical evaluation of methanolic extract of root, stem and leaf of Jatropha curcas linn

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 34-40

  Sharma, Amit Kumar ^a   Gangwar, Mayank ^a   Tilak, Ragini ^a   Nath, Gopal ^a   Sinha, Akhoury Sudhir Kumar ^a   Tripathi, Yamini Bhusan ^a   Kumar, Dharmendra ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Folin ciocalteu; MBC; MFC; Microdilution; Phytochemical; Quercetin; TLC

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZENE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CATECHOL; CHLOROFORM; FLAVONOID; HEXANE; JATROPHA CURCAS EXTRACT; METHANOL; PHENOL; PROTEIN; QUERCETIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN; TERPENOID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG SCREENING; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUPHORBIACEAE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM BACTERICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM FUNGICIDAL CONCENTRATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84864240520     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5530/pj.2012.30.7     Document Type: Article

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