Antifungal activity of pomegranate peel extract and isolated compound punicalagin against dermatophytes

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Foss, Simone R ^a   Nakamura, Celso V ^b   Ueda Nakamura, Tania ^b   Cortez, Diógenes A G ^b   Endo, Eliana H ^b   Dias Filho, Benedito P ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT; PUNICALAGIN; SEPHADEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT EXTRACT; TANNIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRODERMA GYPSEUM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRUIT; FUNGAL CELL; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MAMMAL CELL; MICROSPORUM CANIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRICHOPHYTON MENTAGROPHYTES; TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYTHRACEAE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; SPECTROSCOPY; TRICHOPHYTON;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ARTHRODERMATACEAE; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PUNICACEAE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRICHOPHYTON;

EID: 84906828957     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14760711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12941-014-0032-6     Document Type: Article

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