Anti-bacterial and cytotoxicity properties of the leaves extract of nahar (Mesua Ferrea) plant

• Main Authors: Adewale, Ahmed Idris, Mirghani, Mohamed Elwathig Saeed, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu, Daoud, Jamal Ibrahim, Abimbola, Mikail Maryam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information 2012
• Subjects: TA164 Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/25002/1/anti-bacterial.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/25002/
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics and the growing interest in human health have resulted into an increasing need for the exploration of both the essential oils and other plant extracts in the food and pharmaceutical industries. This work, as part of on-going work on the leaves of...