Polygodial, the Fungitoxic Component from the Brazilian Medicinal Plant Polygonum punctatum

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 831-833

  Alves, Tânia Maria De Almeida ^a   Ribeiro, Fabiane Lacerda ^a   Kloos, Helmut ^a   Zani, Carlos Leomar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal; Brazil; Cladosporium sphaerospermum; Medicinal plants; Polygodial; Sesquiterpene

Indexed keywords

CLADOSPORIUM SPHAEROSPERMUM; FUNGI; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM PUNCTATUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGODIAL; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CLADOSPORIUM; DRUG EFFECT; POLYGONUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; CLADOSPORIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYGONUM; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0042410679     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000600016     Document Type: Article

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