Antifungal activity of some coumarins obtained from species of Pterocaulon (Asteraceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-98

  Stein, Ana Cristina ^a   Álvarez, Sandra ^b   Avancini, César ^a   Zacchino, Susana ^b   von Poser, Gilsane ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Agar dilution method; Antifungal activity; Asteraceae; Coumarins; Ethnoveterinary; Pterocaulon spp.

Indexed keywords

5 METHOXY 6,7 METHYLENEDIOXYCOUMARIN; 6 HYDROXY 7 (3' METHYLBUTYL 2' ENOXY)COUMARIN; 6 METHOXY 7 (3' METHYLBUTYL 2' ENOXY)COUMARIN; 6,7 METHYLENEDIOXYCOUMARIN; 7 (2',3' EPOXY 3' METHYLBUTYLOXY) 6 METHOXYCOUMARIN; COUMARIN; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DRUG STRUCTURE; FRACTIONATION; MICROSPORUM GYPSEUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PTEROCAULON ALOPECUROIDES; PTEROCAULON BALANSAE; PTEROCAULON POLYSTACHYM; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASTERACEAE; FUNGI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ASTERACEAE; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; PTEROCAULON; PTEROCAULON VIRGATUM; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 33745858694     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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