Antifungal activity of Tagetes patula extracts

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 400-404

  Mares, D ^a   Tosi, B ^a   Romagnoli, C ^b   Poli, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal agents; Tagetes patula; Thiophenes; TLC

Indexed keywords

METHANOL; TAGETES PATULA EXTRACT; THIOPHENE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; NONHUMAN; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; TAGETES; TAGETES PATULA;

EID: 0038723571     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.40.5.400.8459     Document Type: Article

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