Antifungal Activity of Aqueous Extracts and of Berberine Isolated from Berberis heterophylla

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  • Mónica FREILE
  • Fernando GIANNINI
  • Miguel ZAMORA
  • Américo JUAREZ
  • Susana ZACCHINO
  • Daniel ENRIZ
چکیده

1 Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco (U.N.P.S.J.B.) Km 4, Comodoro Rivadavia, (9000) Chubut, Argentina. 2 Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Universidad Nacional de San Luis (U.N.S.L.), Chacabuco 917, (5700) San Luis, Argentina. 3 Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Farmacognosia, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, (2000)RosarioArgentina.

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تاریخ انتشار 2006