Purification and identification of antimicrobial sesquiterpene lactones from yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) leaves

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2154-2159

  Lin, Fengqiu ^a   Hasegawa, Morifumi ^a   Kodama, Osamu ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial compound; Melampolide; Sesquiterpene lactone; Smallanthus sonchifolius; Yacon

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; MAGNAPORTHE GRISEA; POLYMNIA SONCHIFOLIA; PYRICULARIA; SMALLANTHUS; SMALLANTHUS SONCHIFOLIUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTONE; SESQUITERPENE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FUNGUS; IC 50; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PLANT LEAF;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; FUNGI; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LACTONES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 3142757458     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.2154     Document Type: Article

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