Antimicrobial and antiproliferative activity of Athamanta sicula L. (Apiaceae)

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 7, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 31-34

  Di Stefano, Vita ^a   Pitonzo, Rosa ^a   Schillaci, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; antiproliferative activity; apiol; Athamanta sicula; myristicin

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; APIOLE; MYRISTICIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; APIALES; ARTICLE; ATHAMANTA SICULA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN K 562; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; FLOWER; FUNGAL STRAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 79251534991     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.75893     Document Type: Article

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