Phytochemical screening, anti-oxidant potential and antimicrobial activities in three species of cestrum plants

International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Prasad, M P ^a   Prabhu, Apoorva ^b   Thakur, Monica Singh ^b   Ruparel, Yogesh M ^b  

^a Sangenomics Research Labs   (India)

^b JAIN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Cestrum; Phytochemical

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; BUTANOL; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; CESTRUM AURANTIACUM EXTRACT; CESTRUM DIURNUM EXTRACT; CESTRUM NOCTURNUM EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPANOL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CESTRUM; CESTRUM AURANTIACUM; CESTRUM DIURNUM; CESTRUM NOCTURNUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; TRICHODERMA;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CESTRUM; CESTRUM AURANTIACUM; CESTRUM DIURNUM; CESTRUM NOCTURNUM; SALMONELLA TYPHI; TRICHODERMA;

EID: 84876968177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09756299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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