Helvolic acid, an antibacterial nortriterpenoid from a fungal endophyte, Xylaria sp. of orchid Anoectochilus setaceus endemic to Sri Lanka

Mycology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 23-28

  Ratnaweera, Pamoda B ^a,b   Williams, David E ^c   de Silva, E Dilip ^a   Wijesundera, Ravi L C ^a   Dalisay, Doralyn S ^c   Andersen, Raymond J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^b UVA WELLASSA UNIVERSITY   (Sri Lanka)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anoectochilus setaceus; antibacterial; endophytic fungi; helvolic acid; rainforest; Xylaria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896980175     PISSN: 21501203     EISSN: 21501211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21501203.2014.892905     Document Type: Article

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