Novel polyene from Vernonia urticifolia (Asteraceae)

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 4202-4211

  Kiplimo, J J ^a   Everia, C A ^b   Koorbanally, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Asteraceae; Lutein; Urticifolene; Vernonia urticifolia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; NYSTATIN; POLYENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICIFOLENE; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; HETERONUCLEAR MULTIPLE BOND CORRELATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VERNONIA; VERNONIA URTICIFOLIA;

ASTERACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VERNONIA;

EID: 80052837426     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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