Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of Ruta graveolens

A Ivanova; B Mikhova; H Najdenski; I Tsvetkova; I Kostova

doi:10.1016/j.fitote.2005.02.008

Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of Ruta graveolens

Fitoterapia. 2005 Jun;76(3-4):344-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.02.008.

Authors

A Ivanova¹, B Mikhova, H Najdenski, I Tsvetkova, I Kostova

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia 1113, Bulgaria. a.ivanova@bulgaria.com

PMID: 15890462
DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.02.008

Abstract

The methanol, petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and water-methanol extracts of Ruta graveolens were found to possess antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities.

MeSH terms

Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
Artemia / drug effects
Candida albicans / drug effects
Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
Gram-Positive Bacteria / drug effects
Plant Extracts / chemistry
Plant Extracts / pharmacology*
Ruta / chemistry*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Plant Extracts