Plant-derived glycoalkaloids protect mice against lethal infection with Salmonella typhimurium

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 79-88

  Gubarev, Michael I ^a   Enioutina, Elena Y ^b   Taylor, Jack L ^a,c   Visic, Dino M ^b   Daynes, Raymond A ^a,b,d  

^a VaxSys Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Glycolakaloids; Protection; Salmonella typhimurium; Solanum extract

Indexed keywords

DIOSGENIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLANIDINE; SOLANINE; SOLANUM ALKALOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; HOST RESISTANCE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SALMONELLOSIS;

SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SOLANUM;

EID: 0031933297     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199803)12:2<79::AID-PTR192>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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