Potentiation of methicillin activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by diterpenes

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 233-239

  Nicolson, Kirsty ^a   Evans, Gary ^b   O'Toole, Paul W ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b CALLAGHAN INNOVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diterpene; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Penicillin binding protein 2a; Totarol

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; TOTAROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DRUG POTENTIATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY CHAIN;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DITERPENES; DNA, BACTERIAL; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; METHICILLIN; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MURAMOYLPENTAPEPTIDE CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PENICILLIN-BINDING PROTEINS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PODOCARPUS TOTARA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032820601     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(99)00417-6     Document Type: Article

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