Ninety solvent extracts (n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol) obtained from the leaves, bark and stem of 13 Sri Lankan Rubiaceae and two Sri Lankan Meliaceae plants have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. Morinda tinctoria, Mussaenda frondosa, Psychotria gardneri and Psychotria stenophylla displayed the widest spectrum of antibacterial activity.

Antimicrobial activity of some Sri Lankan Rubiaceae and Meliaceae / U.L.B. Jayasinghe, C.P. Jayasooriya, B.M.R. Bandara, S.P. Ekanayake, L. Merlini, G.M. Assante. - In: FITOTERAPIA. - ISSN 1971-551X. - 73:73(2002), pp. 424-427.

Antimicrobial activity of some Sri Lankan Rubiaceae and Meliaceae

G.M. Assante
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2002

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Ninety solvent extracts (n-hexane, dichloromethane and methanol) obtained from the leaves, bark and stem of 13 Sri Lankan Rubiaceae and two Sri Lankan Meliaceae plants have been screened for antibacterial and antifungal activities. Morinda tinctoria, Mussaenda frondosa, Psychotria gardneri and Psychotria stenophylla displayed the widest spectrum of antibacterial activity.
Antibacterial activity; Antifungal activity; Meliaceae; Rubiaceae
Settore AGR/12 - Patologia Vegetale
2002
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