Activity of tannins from <it>Stryphnodendron adstringens </it>on <it>Cryptococcus neoformans</it>: effects on growth, capsule size and pigmentation

Activity of tannins from <it>Stryphnodendron adstringens </it>on <it>Cryptococcus neoformans</it>: effects on growth, capsule size and pigmentation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Stryphnodendron adstringens </it>(Mart.) Coville, Leguminosae, also known in Brazil as barbatimão, is rich in tannins and many flavan-3-ols and proanthocyanidins such as prodelphinidins and prorobinetinidins. Previous...

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Main Authors: Nakamura Celso, de Mello João, Rozental Sonia, Ishida Kelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
Online Access:http://www.ann-clinmicrob.com/content/8/1/29

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