Gallic acid: An anticandidal compound in hydrolysable tannin extracted from the barks of Rhizophora apiculata Blume

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 75-79

  Hong, Lim Sheh ^a   Ibrahim, Darah ^a   Kassim, Jain ^a   Sulaiman, Suraya ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anticandidal activity; Gallic acid; Hydrolysable tannin; Rhizophora apiculata

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875858724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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