Antifungal activity of the ethanolic extracts of Punica granatum L. and evaluation of the morphological and structural modifications of its compounds upon the cells of Candida spp

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 839-848

  Anibal, Paula Cristina ^a   Peixoto, Iza Teixeira Alves ^a   Foglio, Mary Ann ^a   Höfling, José Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Candida spp.; Electron microscopy; Punica granatum; Punicalagin

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

CANDIDA; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYTHRACEAE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CELL MEMBRANE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGANELLES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE;

EID: 84893573610     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822013005000060     Document Type: Article

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