Antibacterial activities and antioxidant capacity of Aloe vera

Antibacterial activities and antioxidant capacity of Aloe vera

Fatemeh Nejatzadeh-Barandozi

• Correspondence: Fatemeh Nejatzadeh-Barandozifnejatzadeh@yahoo.com

Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Khoy Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 58168–44799, Khoy, Ira
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Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2013, 3:5  doi:10.1186/2191-2858-3-5

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Background

The aim of this study was to identify, quantify, and compare the phytochemical contents, antioxidant capacities, and antibacterial activities of Aloe vera lyophilized leaf gel (LGE) and 95% ethanol leaf gel extracts (ELGE) using GC-MS and spectrophotometric methods.