PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF SOME SPECIES OF MISTLETOE ON FIVE HOST TREES IN ABU CAMPUS, ZARIA, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT This study focused on the identification of mistletoe species parasitic on Terminaliamantaly, Terminaliacatappa, Citrus grandis, Khayasenegalensisand Albizzialebbeck as well as the determination of the qualitative and quantitative phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activities of the leaf extracts of the host trees and their associated mistletoes. Fresh leaves of the mistletoes and their host trees were collected from four sampling areas within ABU campus, Samaru, Zaria, Nigeria. The leaves were ...
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