A-type proanthocyanidins from the stems of Ephedra sinica (Ephedraceae) and their antimicrobial activities

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 5172-5189

  Zang, Xinyu ^a   Shang, Mingying ^a   Xu, Feng ^a   Liang, Jing ^a   Wang, Xuan ^a   Mikage, Masayuki ^b   Cai, Shaoqing ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A type proanthocyanidin; Antimicrobial activities; Ephedra sinica; Ephedraceae; Ephedrannin D 1; Ephedrannin Te1; Ephedrannin Tr1

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMISTRY; EPHEDRA SINICA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PLANT STEM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EPHEDRA SINICA; PLANT STEMS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS;

EID: 84878320415     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18055172     Document Type: Article

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