Antifungal effects of hydrolysable tannins and related compounds on dermatophytes, mould fungi and yeasts

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5-6, 2000, Pages 467-472

  Latté, Klaus Peter ^a   Kolodziej, Herbert ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antifungal Activity; Flavonoids; Hydrolysable Tannins

Indexed keywords

AGAR DILUTION METHOD; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORILAGIN; DILUTION; MICRODILUTION BROTH METHOD; SERTACONAZOLE; TANNIN;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDATA KRUSEI; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MICROSPOTUM GYPSEUM; MUCOR RACEMOSUS; PENICILLIUM ITALICUM; RHIZOPUS NIGRICANS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON TERRESTRE; TRICHOPHYTON TONSURANS;

EID: 0033939383     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2000-5-625     Document Type: Article

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