Antioxidant potential of pepper (Piper Nigrum Linn.) leaves and its antimicrobial potential against some pathogenic microbes

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 570-577

  Shanmugapriya, K ^a   Saravana, P S ^b   Payal, Harsha ^a   Peer Mohammed, S ^a   Williams, Binnie ^a  

^a Dr GR Damodaran College of Science   (India)

^b Acme Progen Biotech India Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Microbes; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Pepper; Phytochemical; Piper nigrum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PIPER NIGRUM;

EID: 84872164867     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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