Analysis of the antimicrobial activity of flavonoids and saponins isolated from the shoots of oats (Avena sativa L.)

Journal of Phytopathology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Bahraminejad, S ^a,b   Asenstorfer, R E ^a   Riley, I T ^a,c   Schultz, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Avena sativa L.; Flavone C glycoside; Pyrenophora; Saponin

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CEREAL; FUNGUS; GROWTH RESPONSE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SHOOT;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIDYMELLA PINODES; FUNGI; GIBBERELLA ZEAE; HYPHOMYCETES; PYRENOPHORA; PYRENOPHORA AVENAE; PYRENOPHORA TERES; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS;

EID: 37249040634     PISSN: 09311785     EISSN: 14390434     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0434.2007.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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