Antimicrobial, antitumor and antileishmania screening of Medicinal Plants from Guinea-Bissau

Phytomedicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-195

  Abreu, P M ^a,e   Martins, E S ^b   Kayser, O ^c   Bindseil, K U ^d   Siems, K ^d   Seemann, A ^d   Frevert, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d Analyticon Biotechnologies AG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antileishmania activity; Antimicrobial activity; Antitumor activity; Guinea Bissau; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTHOSTEMA SENEGALENSE; HOLARRHENA FLORIBUNDA; KHAYA SENEGALENSIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGUS; GUINEA-BISSAU; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; FUNGI; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033158748     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-7113(99)80008-7     Document Type: Article

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