Screening of antifungal activities of barks of Cinnamomum species

Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 137-143

  Maridass, M ^a  

^a ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Barks; Cinnamomum species; Essential oils; Lauraceae

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ESSENTIAL OIL;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BARK; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM MALABATRUM; CINNAMOMUM SULPHURATUM; CINNAMOMUM TRAVANCORICUM; CINNAMOMUM WALAIWARENSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRY WEIGHT; MYCELIAL GROWTH; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM;

EID: 77953455723     PISSN: 01254685     EISSN: 19054637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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