Antimicrobial Efficacy of the Leaves of Dioclea reflexa, Mucuna pruriens, Ficus asperifolia and Tragia spathulata
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In Vitro Lipid Peroxidation and Antimicrobial Activity of Mucuna Pruriens Seeds
The present investigation is aimed to carry out the in vitro lipid peroxidation and antimicrobial activities of the methanol extract of Mucuna pruriens (MEMP) (Family: Fabaceae) seeds. Lipid peroxidation was monitored by the change in optical density of the prepared concentrations (10-320 g/ml) and the % inhi-bition was calculated. Ascorbate/FeSO4-induced peroxidation was inhibited by standard ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Research Journal of Microbiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1816-4935
DOI: 10.3923/jm.2007.392.396