Anti-fungal effect of Hevea brasiliensis latex C-serum on Aspergillus niger

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1027-1033

  Daruliza, K M A ^a   Lam, K L ^a   Yang, K L ^b   Priscilla, J T ^a   Sunderasan, E ^c   Ong, Ming Thong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE INFORMM   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti fungal; Aspergillus niger; Brine shrimp lethality test; C serum; Hevea brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS EXTRACT; LATEX C SERUM; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; LC 50; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTEMIA; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; HEVEA; LATEX; LETHAL DOSE 50; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054865842     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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