Antifungal activity of schinol and a new biphenyl compound isolated from Schinus terebinthifolius against the pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Johann, Susana ^a,b   Sá, Nívea P ^a   Lima, Luciana A R S ^a,c   Cisalpino, Patricia S ^b   Cota, Betania B ^a   Alves, Tânia M A ^a   Siqueira, Ezequias P ^a   Zani, Carlos L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4' ETHYL 4 METHYL 2,2',6,6' TETRAHYDROXY[1,1' BIPHENYL] 4,4' DICARBOXYLATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; ITRACONAZOLE; KAEMPFEROL; QUERCETIN; SCHINOL; SORBITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; MASTICADIENOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACT; TRITERPENE;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PARACOCCIDIOIDES BRASILIENSIS; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARACOCCIDIOIDES;

ANACARDIACEAE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; ITRACONAZOLE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PARACOCCIDIOIDES; PLANT EXTRACTS; TRITERPENES;

EID: 77957739761     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14760711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-9-30     Document Type: Article

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