Antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activity of the roots and leaves of Pelargonium reniforme Curtis (Geraniaceae) | Zendy

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Antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activity of the roots and leaves of Pelargonium reniforme Curtis (Geraniaceae)

Author(s) -

A Adewusi E,

J Afolayan A

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

african journal of biotechnology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1684-5315

DOI - 10.5897/ajb09.823

Subject(s) - antimicrobial , geraniaceae , dpph , abts , traditional medicine , antioxidant , chemistry , antibacterial activity , food science , bacteria , biology , botany , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , geranium , medicine , genetics , cultivar

56 Introduction 57 Materials and methods 5 9 Plant material 59 Chemicals 59 Extract preparation 59 Antibacterial and antifungal assay 60 Determination of total phenolics 61 Determination of total flavonols 62 Determination of total proanthocyanidins 62 Determination of total flavonoids 62 ABTS radical scavenging assay 63 DPPH radical scavenging assay ....63 Determination of ferric reducing power 64 Results and Discussion .64 Antibacterial and antifungal activity 64 Antioxidant activity 66 Acknowledgement 68 References 69 This chapter has been published in the African Journal of Biotechnology.

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