Antifungal activity of some Brazilian Hypericum species

Phytomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 236-240

  Fenner, R ^a   Sortino, M ^b   Kuze Rates, S M ^a   Dall'Agnol, R ^a   Ferraz, A ^a   Bernardi, A P ^a   Albring, D ^a   Nor C ^a   Von Poser, G ^a   Schapoval, E ^a   Zacchino, S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agar dilution method; Antifungal activity; Hypericum

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEXANE; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; METHANOL EXTRACTION RESIDUE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAPRIFOLIACEAE; DERMATOPHYTE; FUNGUS; HYPERICUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; YEAST;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; FUNGI; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM CAPRIFOLIATUM; HYPERICUM MYRIANTHUM;

EID: 20044396523     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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