In vitro antitubercular activity of Tridax procumbens extracts against whole cell Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its lysine aminotransferase

Thirunavukkarasu Rajasekar; Sivaraj Anbarasu; Manikkam Radhakrishnan; Joseph Jerrine; Kumar Vanaja

Thirunavukkarasu Rajasekar Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama University, Chennai 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sivaraj Anbarasu Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama University, Chennai 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manikkam Radhakrishnan Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama University, Chennai 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.
Joseph Jerrine Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama University, Chennai 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kumar Vanaja Centre for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama University, Chennai 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India.

Keywords: Antitubercular, Lysine aminotransferase, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tridax procumbens

DOI: 10.3329/bjp.v11i1.26327

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In vitro antitubercular activity of Tridax procumbens extracts against whole cell Mycobacterium tuberculosis and its lysine aminotransferase

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