Ex-vivo antibacterial, phytotoxic and cytotoxic, potential in the crude natural phytoconstituents of Rumex hastatus D. Don

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 47, Issue SI, 2015, Pages 293-299

  Kamal, Zul ^a   Midrarullah, ^a   Ahmad, Sajjad ^b   Ullah, Farhat ^b   Sadiq, Abdul ^b   Ayaz, Muhammad ^b   Zeb, Anwar ^b   Imran, Muhammad ^b  

^a Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cytotoxicity; Flavonoids; Phytotoxicity; Rumex hastatus; Saponins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953329241     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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