In vitro antibacterial and antifungal activity of different solvent extracted samples of Alhagi maurorum

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1955-1961

  Bakht, Jehan ^a   Naqash, Gohar ^a   Shafi, Mohammad ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Alhagi maurorum; Anti microbial activity; Disc diffusion assay; Solvents

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ALHAGI MAURORUM EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; DRUG SOLVENT; HEXANE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALHAGI MAURORUM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84908872001     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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