Molluscicidal activity and new flavonoids from Egyptian Iris germanica L. (var. alba)

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 57-63

  Singab, Abdel Nasser B ^a   Ahmed, Amer H ^b   Sinkkonen, Jari ^c   Ovcharenko, Vladimir ^c   Pihlaja, Kalevi ^c  

^a African Union Organization St Abbassia   (Egypt)

^b Nutrition Institute   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; Iris germanica L. (var. alba); Molluscicidal Activity

Indexed keywords

BIOMPHALARIA; BIOMPHALARIA ALEXANDRINA; GASTROPODA; IRIS GERMANICA;

EID: 33645080189     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2006-1-211     Document Type: Article

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