Phytochemical flavones isolated from Scutellaria barbata and antibacterial activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 483-488

  Sato, Yoichi ^a,b   Suzaki, Shiho ^a   Nishikawa, Takako ^a   Kihara, Masaru ^a   Shibata, Hirofumi ^a   Higuti, Tomihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^b ALPS Pharmaceutical Ind Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Apigenin; Luteolin; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Scutellaria barbata

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LUTEOLIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ISOLATION; EXTRACT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FLAVONES; LAMIACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

SCUTELLARIA BARBATA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033800908     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00265-8     Document Type: Article

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