Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids and steroids isolated from two Chromolaena species

Revista Brasileira de Ciencias Farmaceuticas/Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 403-408

  Taleb Contini, Silvia Helena ^a   Salvador, Marcos José ^a   Watanabe, Evandro ^a   Ito, Izabel Yoko ^a   Rodrigues De Oliveira, Dionéia Camilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Asteraceae; Chromolaena; Flavonoids; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CHROMOLAENA HIRSUTA EXTRACT; CHROMOLAENA SQUALIDA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHROMOLAENA; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOWER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; YEAST;

EID: 1842533143     PISSN: 15169332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-93322003000400007     Document Type: Article

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