Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of Croton urucurana Baillon (Euphorbiaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 223-226

  Peres, Marize T L P ^a   Delle Monache, Franco ^b   Cruz, Alexandre Bella ^c   Pizzolatti, Moacir G ^c   Yunes, Rosendo A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chemical; Croton urucurana; Euphorbiaceae

Indexed keywords

CROTON EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA EXTRACT;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREES; TRITERPENES; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0030947278     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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