Activity of spray-dried microparticles containing pomegranate peel extract against Candida albicans

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 10094-10107

  Endo, Eliana Harue ^a   Ueda Nakamura, Tânia ^a   Nakamura, Celso Vataru ^a   Filho, Benedito Prado Dias ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida albicans; Microparticles; Pomegranate

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CHITOSAN; DRUG; MICROSPHERE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; LYTHRACEAE; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOFILMS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHITOSAN; MICROSPHERES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE; VERO CELLS;

EID: 84866943582     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules170910094     Document Type: Article

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