Antifungal activity of Δ3-alstovenine, a plant alkaloid isolated from Alstonia venenata

Folia Microbiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 510-512

  Singh, S K ^a   Sarma, B K ^a   Srivastava, J S ^a   Singh, U P ^a   Ray, A B ^b  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA; ALTERNARIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERCOSPORA; CURVULARIA; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM UDUM;

EID: 0041526036     PISSN: 00155632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02816251     Document Type: Article

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