Efficacy of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. leaves extracts against some atmospheric fungi

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 52, 2011, Pages 10790-10794

  Afzal, M ^a   Mehdi, F S ^b   Abbasi, Fida M ^a   Ahmad, Habib ^a   Masood, R ^a   Inamullah, I ^a   Alam, Jan ^a   Jan, Gul ^a   Islam, M ^a   Amin, Noor Ul ^c   Majid, A ^a   Fiaz, M ^a   Shah, A H ^a  

^a HAZARA UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Allergenic fungi; Dose dependent; Growth control; Inhibition; Synthetic drugs

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; AVICENNIA MARINA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FLAVONOID; MICONAZOLE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA MARINA; CLADOSPORIUM; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PAKISTAN; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AVICENNIA MARINA; DAVIDIELLA TASSIANA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80052861156     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.2214     Document Type: Article

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