Antifungal effects of the volatile oils from Allium plants against Trichophyton species and synergism of the oils with ketoconazole

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 394-400

  Pyun, M S ^a   Shin, S ^a  

^a Duksung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allicin; Allium spp.; Antifungal activity; Ketoconazole; Synergism; Trichophyton; Volatile oils

Indexed keywords

AGAR; ALLICIN; ALLYL SULFIDE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DIALLYL DISULFIDE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GARLIC EXTRACT; KETOCONAZOLE; ONION EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DILUTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GARLIC; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; ONION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOPHYTON; WELSH ONION;

ALLIUM; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; HUMANS; KETOCONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT OILS; TINEA; TRICHOPHYTON;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM FISTULOSUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; TRICHOPHYTON; TRICHOPHYTON ERINACEI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; TRICHOPHYTON SOUDANENSE;

EID: 33646560657     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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