Abstract
The flowers of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis showed interesting antibacterial activity against some gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms (chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts) and significant cytotoxic activity (petroleum ether, chloroform and ethyl acetate extracts).
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
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Artemia / drug effects
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
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Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects*
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Humans
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Magnoliopsida*
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Plant Extracts / pharmacology
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Plants, Medicinal*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Plant Extracts