Honey flavonoids, natural antifungal agents against Candida albicans

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 799-808

  Candiracci, Manila ^a   Citterio, Barbara ^a   Diamantini, Giuseppe ^a   Blasa, Manuela ^a   Accorsi, Augusto ^a   Piatti, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida albicans; Flavonoids; Honey

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CYTOPLASMIC MEMBRANE; FLUORESCENT PROBES; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; HONEY; IN-VITRO; LIPOPHILIC PROPERTIES; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; SYBR GREEN I;

CANDIDA; CELL MEMBRANES; YEAST;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 79959246789     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910903453355     Document Type: Article

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