Chemical constituents of the new endophytic fungus Mycosphaerella sp. nov. and their anti-parasitic activity

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 835-840

  Moreno, Eufemio ^a   Varughese, Titto ^a,b   Spadafora, Carmenza ^c   Arnold, A Elizabeth ^d   Coley, Phyllis D ^b,e   Kursar, Thomas A ^b,e   Gerwick, William H ^f   Cubilla Rios, Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c Tecnología e innovación   (Panama)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti parasitic activity; Cercosporin; Cytotoxic activity; Endophytic fungus; Mycosphaerella sp. nov.

Indexed keywords

2 (2 BUTYL) 6 ETHYL 3 HYDROXY 6 METHYLCYCLOHEX 2 ENE 1,5 DIONE; 3 (2 BUTYL) 6 ETHYL 5 HYDROXY 2 METHOXY 6 METHYL CYCLOHEX 2 ENONE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; CERCOSPORIN; CERCOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIPARASITIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MYCOSPHAERELLA; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VERO CELL;

FUNGI; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MAMMALIA; MYCOSPHAERELLA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PSYCHOTRIA HORIZONTALIS; RUBIACEAE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 79959270759     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1100600620     Document Type: Article

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