Cynodontin: A fungal metabolite with antifungal properties

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 4920-4923

  Chrysayi Tokousbalides, Maria ^a   Kastanias, Michael A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anthraquinones; Cynodontin; Drechslera avenae; Fungal metabolites; Natural products

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARBENDAZIM; CHRYSOPHANIC ACID; CYNODONTIN; EMODIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANTHRAQUINONES; ASCOMYCOTA; BOTRYTIS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; VERTICILLIUM;

AVENA; AVENA STERILIS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; DRECHSLERA; DRECHSLERA AVENAE; FUNGI; SCLEROTINIA; SCLEROTINIA MINOR; SCLEROTINIA SCLEROTIORUM; VERTICILLIUM DAHLIAE;

EID: 0043062850     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf034359t     Document Type: Article

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