Antibacterial activity and QSAR of homoisoflavanones isolated from six Hyacinthaceae species

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 236-241

  Du Toit, K ^a   Elgorashi, E E ^a   Malan, S F ^b   Mulholland, D A ^a,c   Drewes, S E ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Homoisoflavanones; Hyacinthaceae; Physicochemical descriptors; Quantitative structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; ETHNOBOTANY; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALBUCA; DRIMIA; DRIMIOPSIS; DRIMIOPSIS MACULATA; EUCOMIS; EUCOMIS COMOSA; HYACINTHACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33947723497     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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