Biological activity of saponins from two Dracaena species

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 404, Issue , 1996, Pages 415-428

  Okunji, C O ^a,b   Iwu, M M ^c   Jackson, J E ^c   Tally, J D ^c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SAPONIN; SPIRACONAZOLE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GROWTH INHIBITION; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLLUSC; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION;

DRACAENA ARBOREA; FUNGI; MOLLUSCA; YUCCA ELATA;

EID: 0030465233     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1367-8_33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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