Photoactive extracts from Thevetia peruviana with antifungal properties against Cladosporium cucumerinum

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-54

  Gata Gonçalves, Lígia ^a,d   Nogueira, J M F ^b   Matos, Olívia ^c   de Sousa, Raúl Bruno ^d  

^a Inst de Invest Cient e Tropical   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c Estacao Agronomica Nacional   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antifungal; GC MS; Photoactivity; Plant extracts; Thevetia peruviana

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BENZOIC ACID; CARVACROL; CITRONELLOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; FATTY ACID; HEXANE; LINOLEIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; PULEGONE; TERPENE; THEVETIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLADOSPORIUM CUCUMERINUM; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTIONATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CLADOSPORIUM CUCUMERINUM; FUNGI; THEVETIA PERUVIANA;

EID: 17444442475     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(03)00024-1     Document Type: Article

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