Chemical composition and antifungal activity of Hypericum perforatum subsp. angustifolium roots from wild plants and plants grown under controlled conditions

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 557-562

  Tocci, N ^a   Simonetti, G ^a   D'Auria, F D ^a   Panella, S ^a   Palamara, A T ^a   Ferrari, F ^a   Pasqua, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

antifungal activity; Candida; Cryptococcus; dermatophytes; Hypericum; roots

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 84887110680     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.2013.806964     Document Type: Article

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