In vitro antifungal activity of some Mannich bases of conjugated styryl ketones

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-79

  Manavathu, Elias K ^a   Vashishtha, S C ^b   Alangaden, George J ^a   Dimmock, Jonathan R ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Aspergillus fumigatus; Candida albicans; Styryl ketones; Susceptibility test

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; KETONE DERIVATIVE; MANNICH BASE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; DRUG POTENCY; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031971736     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/w97-127     Document Type: Article

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