Allicin and alliin content and antifungal activity of allium senescens L. ssp. montanum (F. W. schmidt) holub ethanol extract

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 6544-6549

  Pârvu, Marcel ^a   Pârvu, Alina Elena ^b   Vlase, Laurian ^b   Rosca Casian, Oana ^a   Pârvu, Ovidiu ^a   Puşcaş, Mihai ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Allicin; Alliin; Allium senescens ssp. montanum; Antifungal activity; Liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry detection (LC MS)

Indexed keywords

ALLICIN; ALLIIN; ALLIUM SENESCENS EXTRACT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BOTRYTIS; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; BOTRYTIS PAEONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM GLADIOLI; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 83155183192     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.818     Document Type: Article

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