In vitro antifungal activity of propolis samples of Czech and Slovak origin

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 160-166

  Buchta, Vladimír ^a,b   Černý, Jan ^a   Opletalová, Veronika ^a  

^a Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Flavonoids; In vitro antifungal activity; Pathogenic fungi; Propolis; Soxhlet extractor; TLC

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMA BENHAMIAE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 79651470438     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-010-0112-3     Document Type: Article

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