1. Extracts and fractions of Thymus capitatus exhibit antimicrobial activities.
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Kandil O, Radwan NM, Hassan AB, Amer AM, el-Banna HA, and Amer WM
- Subjects
- Antifungal Agents isolation & purification, Antifungal Agents pharmacology, Cymenes, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Oils, Volatile isolation & purification, Plants, Medicinal, Resins, Plant isolation & purification, Resins, Plant pharmacology, Saponins isolation & purification, Saponins pharmacology, Structure-Activity Relationship, Terpenes chemistry, Thymol chemistry, Anti-Bacterial Agents isolation & purification, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Monoterpenes, Oils, Volatile pharmacology, Plant Extracts isolation & purification, Plant Extracts pharmacology
- Abstract
Preliminary phytochemical screening of the plant Thymus capitatus exhibited the presence of saponins, resins, flavonoids, essential and fixed oils. Aqueous and ethanolic extracts (10-200 mg/ml) as well as saponin, resin and essential oil of the plant (10-5000 micrograms/ml inhibited the growth of several bacteria and fungi.
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- 1994
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