In vitro studies on the antimicrobial, antioxidant and antidiabetic potential of cephalaria gigantea

Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 214-221

  Mbhele, Nobuhle ^a   Balogun, Fatai O ^a   Kazeem, Mutiu I ^a   Ashafa, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antidiabetic; Antimicrobial; Antioxidant; Cephalaria gigantean; Amylase; Glucosidase

Indexed keywords

ACARBOSE; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ALPHA GLUCOSIDASE; AMYLASE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CEPHALARIA GIGANTEA EXTRACT; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLAVONOID; FLUCONAZOLE; GALLIC ACID; METHANOL; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABTS RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA RUGOSA; CAPRIFOLIACEAE; CEPHALARIA GIGANTEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DPPH RADICAL SCAVENGING ASSAY; DRUG POTENCY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IC50; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SHIGELLA FLEXNERI; SHIGELLA SONNEI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON MUCOIDES;

EID: 84941202863     PISSN: 1991007X     EISSN: 19910088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v10i1.21716     Document Type: Article

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