Allicin from garlic strongly inhibits cysteine proteinases and cytopathic effects of Entamoeba histolytica

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2286-2288

  Ankri, Serge ^a   Miron, Talia ^a   Rabinkov, Aharon ^a   Wilchek, Meir ^a   Mirelman, David ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALLICIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HAMSTER; KIDNEY CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOZOITE; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0030765775     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.10.2286     Document Type: Article

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