African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of indican (indoxyl β-D-glucoside)

Ivanise Brito da Silva
  • Ivanise Brito da Silva
  • Laboratório de Cultura de Células, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.
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Izabela Lima Rangel
  • Izabela Lima Rangel
  • Laboratório de Cultura de Células, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.
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Roberta Maria de Leite Lima
  • Roberta Maria de Leite Lima
  • Laboratório de Cultura de Células, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.
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Edeltrudes Oliveira Lima
  • Edeltrudes Oliveira Lima
  • Laboratório de Micologia, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brasil.
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Paloma Lys de Medeiros
  • Paloma Lys de Medeiros
  • Laboratório de Cultura de Células, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.
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Sônia Pereira Leite
  • Sônia Pereira Leite
  • Laboratório de Cultura de Células, Departamento de Histologia e Embriologia , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 20 June 2015
  •  Accepted: 28 January 2016
  •  Published: 22 March 2016

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