Evaluation of some plant extracts for their antifungal and antiaflatoxigenic activities

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 4231-4238

  Mostafa, A A ^a   Al Rahmah, A N ^a   Abdel Megeed, A ^a,b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Allium sativum; Antiaflatoxigenic; Methanolic extract; Punica granatum; Wheat; Zingiber officinalis

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN B1; ALPHA CURCUMENE; CEDRENE; ELLAGIC ACID; FUNGICIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINGEROL; GRANATIN; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; LUMICOLCHICINE; OLEA EUROPAEA EXTRACT; PEDUNCULAGIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; PUNICA GRANATUM EXTRACT; PUNICALUGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINGIBERENE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GARLIC; GINGER; GROWTH INHIBITION; LANTANA CAMARA; MYCELIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OLIVE TREE; POMEGRANATE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; LANTANA CAMARA; OLEA EUROPAEA; PUNICA GRANATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZINGIBER;

EID: 80052865343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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