Bactericidal activity of catechin-copper (II) complexes against Staphylococcus aureus compared with Escherichia coli

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-217

  Hoshino, N ^a   Kimura, T ^a   Hayakawa, F ^b   Yamaji, A ^a   Ando, T ^a  

^a SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLAVONOIDS; METAL IONS; PHENOLS;

BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COPPER IONS; E. COLI; GRAM POSITIVE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CATECHIN COPPER COMPLEX; COPPER COMPLEX; EPICATECHIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL SURFACE; CELL SUSPENSION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0033822849     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00800.x     Document Type: Article

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