In vitro antifungal activity of the soap formulation of the hexane leaf extract of Morinda morindoides (Morinda; Rubiaceae)

Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 237-241

  Toure A ^a   Bahi, C ^a   Bagre I ^a   N'Guessan, J D ^a   Djaman, A J ^a,b   Coulibaly, A ^a  

^a Biosciences Department

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Dermatophytes; Hexane extract; Morinda morindoides; Soap

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; HEXANE; MORINDA MORINDOIDES EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOAP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORINDA; MORINDA MORINDOIDES; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 77954160192     PISSN: 15965996     EISSN: 15969827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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