Evaluation of antioxidant and antibacterial activity of methanolic extracts of Gentiana kurroo royle

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 493-498

  Baba, Shoib A ^a   Malik, Shahid A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antioxidant; Gentiana kurroo; Gentianin; Gentiomarin; Gentiopicrin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908100707     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.06.004     Document Type: Article

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