Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical screening of Arbutus unedo L.

Journal of Saudi Chemical Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 381-385

  Dib, Mohamed El Amine ^a   Allali, Hocine ^a   Bendiabdellah, Amel ^a   Meliani, Nawel ^a   Tabti, Boufeldja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Arbutus unedo L.; Phenolic fractions; Phytochemical screening; Water and methanol extract

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884816402     PISSN: 13196103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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