Antimicrobial and radical scavenging flavonoids from the stem wood of Erythrina latissima

Phytochemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-104

  Chacha, Musa ^a   Bojase Moleta, Gomotsang ^a   Majinda, Runner R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal activity; Erylatissins A C; Erythrina latissima; Fabaceae Papilionoideae; Flavanone; Isoflavones; Radical scavenging properties

Indexed keywords

7,3' DIHYDROXY 4' METHOXY 5' (GAMMA,GAMMA DIMETHYLALLYL)FLAVONONE; 7,3' DIHYDROXY 4' METHOXY 5' (GAMMA,GAMMA DIMETHYLALLYL)ISOFLAVONE; 7,3' DIHYDROXY 6'',6'' DIMETHYL 4'',5'' DEHYDROPYRANO[2'',3'':4',5'] ISOFLAVONE; ERYTHRINA LATISSIMA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ISOFLAVONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA; DRUG STRUCTURE; ERYTHRINA LATISSIMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLANT; SPECTROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ERYTHRINA; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; ISOFLAVONES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PICRATES; PLANT STEMS; WOOD;

ACETOBACTER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA MYCODERMA; ERYTHRINA LATISSIMA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FABACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 11844294033     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.10.013     Document Type: Article

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