Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of farnesoic acid derivatives

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1006-1009

  Kim, Sanghee ^a   Oh, Ki Bong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Farnesoic acid derivatives; MIC

Indexed keywords

3,7 11 TRIMETHYL DODECA 2,6,10 TRIENOIC ACID AMIDE; AMIDE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FARNESOIC ACID; FARNESOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FARNESOL; GERANYLGERANIOL; GERANYLGERANOIC ACID; OXYSTEROL; STEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STRUCTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRICHOPHYTON;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; PROTEUS VULGARIS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 0037000377     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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