Antifungal property and phytochemical screening of the crude extracts of Funtumia elastica and Mallotus oppositifolius

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-223

  Adekunle, A A ^a   Ikumapayi, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUTACYANIN; COPPER; FLAVONOID; FUNTUMIA ELASTICA EXTRACT; IRON; MALLOTUS OPPOSITIFOLIUS EXTRACT; MANGANESE; PHYTOBUTANIN; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FUNTUMIA ELASTICA; MALLOTUS OPPOSITIFOLIUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSPORUM AUDOUINII; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; TRICHODERMA; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOSPORON CUTANEUM;

EID: 37849184934     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0043-31442006000400003     Document Type: Article

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