In vitro antibacterial and antifungal activities of extracts and compounds from Uvaria scheffleri

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 269-273

  Moshi, Mainen J ^a   Joseph, Cosam C ^b   Innocent, Esther ^a   Nkunya, Mayunga H H ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Chalcones; Extracts; Flavanones; Flavones; Sterols; Uvaria scheffleri

Indexed keywords

2' HYDROXY 3',4',6' TRIMETHOXYCHALCONE; 2',6' DIHYDROXY 3',4' DIMETHOXYCHALCONE; 2',6' DIHYDROXY 4' METHOXYCHALCONE; 3 FARNESYLINDOLE; 5 HYDROXY 7,8 DIMETHOXYFLAVANONE; 5,7,8 TRIMETHOXYFLAVANONE; ALCOHOL; CHRYSIN; DICHLOROMETHANE; PETROLEUM ETHER; PLANT EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVARIA SCHEFFLERI EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRACTIONATION; FUNGAL STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UVARIA SCHEFFLERI;

ANNONACEAE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PENICILLIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UVARIA;

EID: 10444272457     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200490511035     Document Type: Article

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