Antibacterial and antifungal activity of cicerfuran and related 2-arylbenzofurans and stilbenes

Microbiological Research

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-195

  Aslam, Shazia N ^a   Stevenson, Philip C ^a,b   Kokubun, Tetsuo ^b   Hall, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 Arylbenzofurans; Antibacterial; Antifungal; Cicerfuran; Stilbenes

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

2-ARYLBENZOFURANS; ANTIBACTERIAL; ANTIFUNGAL; CICERFURAN; STILBENES;

BACTERIOLOGY;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; FUNGUS; ROOT;

ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; CICER; CICER ARIETINUM; CLADOSPORIUM; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; FUNGI; MONILINIA AUCUPARIAE; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 61849086781     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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