Properties and antimicrobial activity of Apis dorsata honey from Thailand

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Chanchao, Chanpen ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Apis dorsata; Epinecidin; Honey; Inhibition zone; Invert sugar; Proline

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PROLINE; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEY; HONEYBEE; NONHUMAN; PH; PROTEIN CONTENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THAILAND;

EID: 66549130098     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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