Extraction of antibacterial active compounds from dry leaves of African plants of the Combretaceae family

The dry leaves of two African plants of the Combretaceae family, furnished by the botanist of the St. Jean de Dieu hospital of Tangueità (Benin, central Africa),were extracted with a sequence of 5 solvents with increasing polarity (from cyclohexane to water).The raw materials, obtained from these ex...

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Main Authors: Stefano Banfi, Luca Chiodaroli, Serena Cavallari, Enrico Caruso, Paola Barbieri, Viviana Orlandi, Pierangelo Clerici, Paolo Viganò
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2011-03-01
Series:Microbiologia Medica
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2384