Bioactive sesquiterpene lactones isolated from the shoots of Arctotis arctotoides

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 158-160

  Sultana, N ^a   Afolayan, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ARCTOTIS; ARCTOTIS ARCTOTOIDES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0043288792     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30339-2     Document Type: Article

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