Antimicrobial activity in vitro of plumbagin isolated from Plumbago species
Plumbagin is a naturally occurring naphthoquinone isolated from roots of Plumbago scandens. The plant was collected at the Campus of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. P. scandens is used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of several diseases. The antimicrobial activity of plumb...
| Published in: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
2003-10-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000700017 |