Evaluation of in-vitro antioxidant and antibacterial properties of Commelina nudiflora L. extracts prepared by different polar solvents

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 293-301

  Kuppusamy, Palaniselvam ^a   Yusoff, Mashitah M ^a   Parine, Narasimha Reddy ^b   Govindan, Natanamurugaraj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Commelina nudiflora L.; Free radical scavenging; GC MS; Phytochemicals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953247973     PISSN: 1319562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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