Antimicrobial, antioxidant, mutagenic and antimutagenic activities of Distephanus angulifolius and Ormocarpum trichocarpum

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 975-979

  Chukwujekwu, J C ^a   Amoo, S O ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ames test; Antibacterial; DPPH; Genotoxic; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BETA CAROTENE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DISTEPHANUS ANGULIFOLIUS PLANT EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; LINOLENIC ACID; MUTAGENIC AGENT; ORMOCARPUM TRICHOCARPUM PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DISTEPHANUS ANGULIFOLIUS; DRUG SAFETY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; ORMOCARPUM TRICHOCARPUM; PATHOGENESIS; PLANT LEAF; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AMES TEST; ANTIBACTERIAL; DPPH; GENOTOXIC; MEDICINAL PLANTS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ASTERACEAE; FABACEAE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; TANNINS;

DISTEPHANUS; NEGIBACTERIA; ORMOCARPUM TRICHOCARPUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84880255869     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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