Determination of antibacterial activity of essential oil of myristica fragrans houtt. using tetrazolium microplate assay and its cytotoxic activity against vero cell line

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 572-576

  Piaru, Suthagar Pillai ^a   Mahmud, Roziahanim ^a   Perumal, Shanmugapriya ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Cytotoxicity; Essential oil; Nutmeg; Vero cell line

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GENTAMICIN; NUTMEG OIL; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTMEG; SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE; TETRAZOLIUM MICROPLATE ASSAY; VERO CELL;

EID: 84866126333     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2012.572.576     Document Type: Article

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