The diversity of antifungal compounds of six South African Terminalia species (Combretaceae) determined by bioautography

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1425-1431

  Masoko, P ^a   Eloff, J N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Bioautography; Combretaceae; Dereplication; R f value; Terminalia species

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; METHANOL; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERMINALIA BRACHYSTEMMA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA GAZENSIS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA MOLLIS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA PRUNIOIDES EXTRACT; TERMINALIA SAMBESIACA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA SERICEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIODIVERSITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BRACHYSTEMMA; TERMINALIA GAZENSIS; TERMINALIA MOLLIS; TERMINALIA PRUNIOIDES; TERMINALIA SAMBESIACA; TERMINALIA SERICEA;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMBRETACEAE; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; MICROSPORUM CANIS; SPOROTHRIX; SPOROTHRIX SCHENCKII; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA SERICEA;

EID: 29144499970     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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