Antifungal activity of triterpenoid isolated from Azima tetracantha leaves

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 311-313

  Duraipandiyan, V ^a   Gnanasekar, M ^b   Ignacimuthu, S ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

^b Piramal Enterprises Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal activity; Azima tetracantha; Dermatophytes; Friedelin; MIC; Minimum Inhibitory Concentration

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AZIMA TETRACANTHA EXTRACT; FRIEDELIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXANE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AZIMA TETRACANTHA; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA LUNATA; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; MAGNETHOPHORA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; SCOPULARIOPSIS; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; AZIMA TETRACANTHA; COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; FUNGI; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 77957231374     PISSN: 02398508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10042-010-0005-3     Document Type: Article

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