Antimicrobial activity of fatty acid methyl esters of some members of chenopodiaceae

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 63, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 331-336

  Chandrasekaran, Manivachagam ^a   Kannathasan, Krishnan ^a   Venkatesalu, Venugopalan ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Chenopodiaceae; Fatty acid

Indexed keywords

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; ARTHROCNEMUM INDICUM; SALICORNIA BRACHIATA; SUAEDA MARITIMA; SUAEDA MONOICA;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ESTER; FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GOOSEFOOT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CHENOPODIACEAE; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 48249147435     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2008-5-604     Document Type: Article

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