Antioxidant and antibacterial activities of vegetables and fruits commonly consumed in Thailand

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 877-882

  Rattanasena, Paweena ^a  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Antioxidant activity; Fruit extract; Thailand; Vegetable extract

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; THAILAND; VEGETABLE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; THAILAND; VEGETABLES;

LIMNOPHILA AROMATICA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 84873628936     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2012.877.882     Document Type: Article

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