Antifungal activity of solanum melongena L, lawsonia inermis L. and justicia gendarussa B. against dermatophytes

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1635-1640

  Sharma, K K ^a   Saikia, R ^a   Kotoky, J ^a   Kalita, J C ^b   Devi, R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDY IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Agar cup diffusion; Antidermatophytic; Minimum inhibitory concentrations

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHLOROFORM; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA EXTRACT; LAWSONIA INERMIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANUM MELONGENA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRODERMA FULVUM; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; AUBERGINE; BROTH DILUTION; DERMATOPHYTE; JUSTICIA GENDARUSSA; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM;

EID: 79961131490     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09744304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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