Antibacterial activity of mangrove leaf extracts against human pathogens

Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 348-351

  Sahoo, G ^a   Mulla, N S S ^b   Ansari, Z A ^a   Mohandass, C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b ST ALOYSIUS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; leaves; mangroves; phytochemical screening

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL; EXOECARIA AGALLOCHA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GLYCOSIDE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SONNERATIA ALBA EXTRACT; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; EXOECARIA AGALLOCHA; EXTRACTION; MANGROVE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PROTEUS VULGARIS; RHIZOPHORA MUCRONATA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SONNERATIA ALBA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84875519543     PISSN: 0250474X     EISSN: 19983743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474X.107068     Document Type: Article

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