Antifungal activity of Eugenia uniflora L. fractions against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Splendore) Almeida

Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-33

  Santos, S C ^a   Ribeiro, J P ^a   Guimaraes D O ^a   Silva, M O ^a   Ferri, P H ^a   Garcia, A C F ^a   Pires, J S ^a   Castro, A C M ^a   Silva, M R R ^a   Paula, J R ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eugenia unifiera; Paracoccidioides brasiliensis; Pitangueira; Plants medicinal; Sesquiterpenes

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; EUGENIA UNIFLORA EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; ITRACONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENOID;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; EUGENIA; EUGENIA UNIFLORA; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 20144387226     PISSN: 15160572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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