Antifungal effect of Calotropis procera stem bark on Epidermophyton flocosum and Trichophyton gypseum

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2116-2118

  Kuta, F A ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Calotropis procera; Epidermophyton flocosum; Mutagencity; Trichophyton gypseum

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; SAPONIN; SEQUITERPENE; TANNIN; TERPENE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES;

ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; EPIDERMOPHYTON;

EID: 47149092142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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