Antibacterial activity of various leaf extracts of Merremia emarginata
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Antibacterial activity of various leaf extracts of Merremia emarginata.
OBJECTIVE To investigate the antibacterial activity and phytochemical screening of the aqueous, methanol and petroleum ether leaf extracts of Merremia emarginata (M. emarginata). METHODS The antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of M. emarginata were evaluated by agar well diffusion method against four selected bacterial species. RESULTS The presence of tannins, flavonoids, amino acids, s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2221-1691
DOI: 10.1016/s2221-1691(11)60089-0