Biological screening of Nigella damascena for antimicrobial and molluscicidal activities

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 468-470

  Fico, G ^a,d   Panizzi, L ^b   Fiamin, G ^c   Braca, A ^c   Moreli, I ^c   Tome F ^a   Cioni, P L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b AUSL N 6   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Biologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Molluscicidal activity; Nigella damascena; Ranunculaceae

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BUTANOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; NIGELLA DAMASCENA EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; NIGELLA DAMASCENA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLLUSCACIDES; NIGELLA DAMASCENA; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; SNAILS;

NIGELLA DAMASCENA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANUNCULACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 3343013918     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1454     Document Type: Article

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