Antimicrobial activity by Trigona Laeviceps (stingless bee) honey from Thailand

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 364-369

  Chanchao, Chanpen ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Honey; Inhibition zone; Invert sugar; Major protein; Proline; Trigona laeviceps

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TRIGONA LAEVICEPS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRIGONA LAEVICEPS;

EID: 68149144427     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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