In vitro, evaluation of medicinal activity of egyptian honey from different floral sources as anticancer and antimycotic infective agents

Journal of Microbial and Biochemical Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 118-123

  El Gendy, Mervat M A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cassia; Citrus; Dermatophytes; HCT 116; Honey; HTB 26 and HepG2 cell line; Ziziphus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CASSIA JAVANICA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; CITRUS RETICULATA EXTRACT; CLOTRIMAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; RAPAMYCIN; RAVUCONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VORICONAZOLE; ZIZIPHUS SPINA EXTRACT;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CASSIA JAVANICA; CELL STRAIN HCT116; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CELL STRAIN HTB26; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DERMATOPHYTOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; EPIDERMOPHYTON; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; HONEY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; JUJUBE; MANDARIN; MICROSPORUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SENNA; SKIN INFECTION; TRICHOPHYTON; ZIZIPHUS SPINA;

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CASSIA JAVANICA; CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; EPIDERMOPHYTON; MICROSPORUM; ZIZIPHUS; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 79952606921     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4172/1948-5948.1000035     Document Type: Article

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