Flavones with antibacterial activity against cariogenic bacteria

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Sato, Masaru ^a   Fujiwara, Shuu ^a   Tsuchiya, Hironori ^a   Fujii, Teruhisa ^a   Iinuma, Munekazu ^b   Tosa, Hideki ^b   Ohkawa, Yasutoshi ^b  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cariogenic bacteria; Flavone; Growth inhibition

Indexed keywords

FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DENTAL CARIES; FLAVONOIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0030296845     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01464-X     Document Type: Article

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