Antifungal activity of the extracts and saponins from Sapindus saponaria L

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-583

  Tsuzuki, Joyce K ^a   Svidzinski, Terezinha I E ^a   Shinobu, Cristiane S ^a   Silva, Luiz F A ^b   Rodrigues Filho, Edson ^b   Cortez, Diógenes A G ^a   Ferreira, Izabel C P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida; Sapindaceae; Sapindus saponaria; Saponins

Indexed keywords

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; SAPINDACEAE; SAPINDUS SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA;

EID: 37049008278     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652007000400002     Document Type: Article

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