Antimicrobial compounds of berberines: Research advances

Journal of International Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Fang, Bo ^a   Zhou, Cheng He ^a   Zhou, Xiang Dong ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Antifungal agents; Antiviral agents; Berberine

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BERBERINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TARGETING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 77953034304     PISSN: 16740440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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