Activity of the extracts and indole alkaloids from Alstonia scholaris against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv

Philippine Agricultural Scientist

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 348-351

  Macabeo, Allan Patrick G ^a   Krohn, Karsten ^b   Gehle, Dietmar ^b   Read, Roger W ^c   Brophy, Joseph J ^c   Franzblau, Scott G ^d   Aguinaldo, Ma Alicia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alstonia scholaris; Antitubercular activity; Dita; Indole alkaloids; Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv

Indexed keywords

ALSTONIA; ALSTONIA SCHOLARIS; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 64549164101     PISSN: 00317454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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