Mixed herbs drugs: Inhibitory effect on growth of the endogenous mycoflora and aflatoxin production

Mycopathologia

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 273-286

  Razak, Mohd Fuat Abd ^a   Aidoo, K E ^b   Candlish, A G G ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Mixed herbs drug; Mycoflora

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ASPERGILLUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

AFLATOXINS; ASCOMYCOTA; ASPERGILLUS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ACREMONIUM (ASCOMYCOTA); ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; CLADOSPORIUM; EUROTIUM; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; MONASCUS; PENICILLIUM; PHIALOPHORA; SCOPULARIOPSIS;

EID: 67349270288     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-008-9167-3     Document Type: Article

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