Antioxidant, Fusarium growth inhibition and Nasutitermes corniger repellent activities of secondary metabolites from Myracrodruon urundeuva heartwood

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-477

  Sá, Roberto A ^a   Argolo, Adriana C C ^b   Napoleão, Thiago H ^b   Gomes, Francis S ^b   Santos, Nataly D L ^b   Melo, Carla M L ^b   Albuquerque, Auristela C ^c   Xavier, Haroudo S ^d   Coelho, Luana C B B ^b   Bieber, Lothar W ^a   Paiva, Patrícia M G ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Fusarium; Myracrodruon urundeuva; Nasutitermes corniger; Secondary metabolites

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMOLECULES; DETERIORATION; FLAVONOIDS; FUNGI; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ANTI-OXIDANT ACTIVITIES; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUMS; MYRACRODRUON URUNDEUVA; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER; SECONDARY METABOLITES; TERMITICIDAL ACTIVITY;

METABOLITES;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOACTIVITY; BIODEGRADATION; FUNGUS; GROWTH REGULATOR; PLANT EXTRACT; REPELLENT; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TERMITE; WOODY PLANT;

BIODEGRADATION; FUNGI; GALLIC ACID; LECTINS; METABOLISM; PHENOLIC ACIDS; TERMITES; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ASTRONIUM URUNDEUVA; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM LATERITIUM; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; FUSARIUM SOLANI; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES CORNIGER; NECTRIA RIGIDIUSCULA;

EID: 67349227113     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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