Study on phytochemical composition, antibacterial and antioxidant properties of different parts of Alstonia scholaris Linn.

Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 379-384

  Ganjewala, Deepak ^a   Gupta, Ashish Kumar ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Follicles; Latex; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; SUPEROXIDE; THIOCYANATE;

ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT FOLLICLE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STRUCTURES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84885806594     PISSN: 22285881     EISSN: 22517308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5681/apb.2013.061     Document Type: Article

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