Antifungal activity of biflavones from Taxus baccata and Ginkgo biloba

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 65-69

  Krauze Baranowska, Mirosława ^a   Wiwart, Marian ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antifungal Activity; Biflavones; Isolation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM OXYSPORUM; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; GINKGO BILOBA; TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 0037281423     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2003-1-212     Document Type: Article

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