Biological activities of benzoquinones from Badula barthesia and Embelia angustifolia

Phytomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-203

  Lund, A K ^a   Adsersen, A ^a   Nyman, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2,5 dihydroxybenzoquinones; ACE; Angiotensin converting enzyme; Antihypertensive effect; Antimicrobial activity; Bacillus subtilis; Badula barthesia; Candida albicans; Embelia angustifolia; Escherichia coli; Myrsinaceae; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Rapanone

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EMBELIA; EMBELIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYRSINACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0010694969     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(98)80028-7     Document Type: Article

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