Bioassay-guided fractionation of extracts from Hypericum perforatum invitro roots treated with carboxymethylchitosans and determination of antifungal activity against human fungal pathogens

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 342-347

  Tocci, Noemi ^a   D'Auria, Felicia Diodata ^b   Simonetti, Giovanna ^b   Panella, Simona ^b   Palamara, Anna Teresa ^b   Debrassi, Aline ^c   Rodrigues, Clovis Antonio ^c   Filho, Valdir Cechinel ^c   Sciubba, Fabio ^a   Pasqua, Gabriella ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biyouxanthone D; Candida species Cryptococcus neoformans; Dermatophytes; St John's wort; Xanthone

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BIYOUXANTHONE D; CHITOSAN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; O CARBOXYMETHYLCHITOSAN; O-CARBOXYMETHYLCHITOSAN; PLANT EXTRACT; XANTHONE; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA SPECIES CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; CHEMISTRY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DERMATOPHYTE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PLANT ROOT; PRENYLATION; ST JOHN'S WORT;

BIYOUXANTHONE D; CANDIDA SPECIES CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DERMATOPHYTES; ST JOHN'S WORT; XANTHONE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CHITOSAN; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PRENYLATION; XANTHONES;

EID: 84880125707     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2013.05.046     Document Type: Article

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