Antimycobacterial activity of Taxus baccata

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 614-615

  Erdemoglu, N ^a   Sener, B ^a   Palittapongarnpim, P ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antimycobacterial activity; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Taxaceae; Taxus baccata L.

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ISONIAZID; KANAMYCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; RIFAMPICIN; TAXUS BACCATA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PLANT LEAF; TAXUS BACCATA;

MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TAXACEAE; TAXUS BACCATA;

EID: 9144263001     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200390502090     Document Type: Article

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