Detection of antifungal compounds in Polygonum ferrugineum Wedd. extracts by bioassay-guided fractionation. Some evidences of their mode of action

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 633-636

  Lopez S N ^a   Furlan, R L E ^a   Zacchino, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Cardamonin; Hyphal malformations; Pashanone; Polygonum ferrugineum

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CARDAMONIN; CHALCONE; PASHANONE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYGONUM FERRUGINEUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGAR DILUTION; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FRACTIONATION; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM FERRUGINEUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SWELLING;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FUNGI; METHANOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYGONUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EPIDERMOPHYTON FLOCCOSUM; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; POLYGONACEAE; POLYGONUM FERRUGINEUM;

EID: 81255135675     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2011.09.038     Document Type: Article

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