Comparative study on the antibacterial activity of phytochemical flavanones against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-34

  Tsuchiya, Hironori ^a   Sato, Masaru ^a   Miyazaki, Takashi ^a   Fujiwara, Shuu ^a   Tanigaki, Shingo ^b   Ohyama, Masayoshi ^c   Tanaka, Toshiyuki ^c   Iinuma, Munekazu ^c  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Nishiwaki General Hospital   (Japan)

^c GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Flavanones; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Phytochemical isolates; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

FLAVANONE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HYDROXYLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; LEGUME; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

SOPHORA SPP.;

EID: 0030067813     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)85514-0     Document Type: Article

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