Synergistic antifungal activities of thymol analogues with propolis

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Chen, Chi Pien ^a   Shen, Ai Yu ^b  

^a TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Propolis; Thymol

Indexed keywords

PROPOLIS; THYMOL;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM RASTRICKII; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 77953964255     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300236     Document Type: Article

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