Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3834

Full Length Research Paper

Crude ethyl acetate extract of the stem bark of Peltophorum africanum (Sond, Fabaceae) possesses in vitro inhibitory and bactericidal activity against clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori

B. I. Okeleye1, A. Samie2, P. O. Bessong2, N. F. Mkwetshana1, E. Green1, A. M. Clarke1 and R. N. Ndip1, 3*
1Microbial Pathogenicity and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa. 2AIDS Virus Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa. 3Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 10 June 2010
  •  Published: 30 September 2013

Abstract

1Microbial Pathogenicity and Molecular Epidemiology Research Group, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Fort Hare, P/Bag X1314, Alice 5700, South Africa.

2AIDS Virus Research Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.

3Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Buea, Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.