Antimicrobial activity of selected Malaysian plants

• Main Authors: Ali, Abdul Manaf, El-Sharkawy, Saleh H., Abdul Hamid, Junainah, Ismail, Nor Hardiani, Lajis, Md Nordin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1995
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3291/1/Antimicrobial_Activity_of_Selected_Malaysian_Plants.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3291/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2018%20(1)%20Apr.%201995/JTAS%20Vol.18%20(1)%201995%20(Pg%2057-61).pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Methanolic extracts of seventeen Malaysian plants were screened against fungi, including yeast and candida, as well as gram negative and gram positive bacteria. Antimicrobial activities were present in extracts prepared from Borreria latifolia, B. selidens, Hedyotis diffusa, H. nudicaulis, Morinda...