In vitro antimicrobial and anti-oxidant potentials of selected medicinal plants used by the indigenous tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Authors

  • M. Punnam Chander Department of Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Port Blair 744 101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-3227
  • Paluru Vijayachari Department of Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Port Blair 744 101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4939-3875

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjp.v11i2.26771

Keywords:

Antimicrobial, Anti-oxidant, Nicobarese

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M. Punnam Chander, Department of Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Port Blair 744 101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Paluru Vijayachari, Department of Medical Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Regional Medical Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Port Blair 744 101, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Published

2016-03-17

How to Cite

Chander, M. P., and P. Vijayachari. “In Vitro Antimicrobial and Anti-Oxidant Potentials of Selected Medicinal Plants Used by the Indigenous Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India”. Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, vol. 11, no. 2, Mar. 2016, pp. 330-2, doi:10.3329/bjp.v11i2.26771.

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2016)

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Letter to the Editor

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