Antidermatophytic triterpenoids from Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston (Myrtaceae)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 149-152

  Kuiate, Jules Roger ^a   Mouokeu, Simplice ^a   Wabo, Hypolyte K ^a   Tane, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antidermatophytic activity; Chemical investigation; Myrtaceae; Syzygium jambos; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

ANTIDERMATOPHYTIC AGENT; BETA AMYRIN; BETULIC ACID; FRIEDELIN; LUPEOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SYZGIUM JAMBOS EXTRACT; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; EUGENIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSPORUM; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRICHOPHYTON; TRITERPENES;

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; FUNGI; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; MYRTACEAE; SYZYGIUM JAMBOS; TRICHOPHYTON SOUDANENSE;

EID: 33846982607     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2039     Document Type: Article

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