Probable mechanisms of biocidal action of Cocos nucifera Husk extract and fractions on bacteria isolates

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Akinpelu, David A ^a,d   Alayande, Kazeem A ^a   Aiyegoro, Olayinka A ^b,d   Akinpelu, Oluseun F ^c   Okoh, Anthony I ^d  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cocos nucifera; Fractions; Minimum inhibitory concentrations; Nucleotide leakage; Protein leakage potassium ion leakage; Rate of killing

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BIOCIDE; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; COCOS NUCIFERA HUSK EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; NUCLEOTIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM ION; PROTEIN; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILLUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COCONUT; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTARIUM PYOGENES; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT HUSK; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PAENIBACILLUS POLYMYXA; POWDER; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLOURESCENS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; COCOS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NUCLEOTIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM;

EID: 84928229591     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-015-0634-3     Document Type: Article

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