Antimicrobial effects of Finnish plant extracts containing flavonoids and other phenolic compounds

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-12

  Rauha, Jussi Pekka ^a   Remes, Susanna ^a   Heinonen, Marina ^a   Hopia, Anu ^a   Kähkönen, Marja ^a   Kujala, Tytti ^b   Pihlaja, Kalevi ^b   Vuorela, Heikki ^a   Vuorela, Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Berries; Flavonoids; Inhibition; Phenolics; Plants

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AURANTIIN; BACITRACIN; CAFFEIC ACID; CATECHIN; FLAVONE; FLAVONOID; GALLIC ACID; GALLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; KAEMPFEROL; MORIN; NARINGENIN; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; QUERCETIN; RUTOSIDE; SULFONAMIDE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG SCREENING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CALCIUM; FINLAND; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 0034713323     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00218-X     Document Type: Article

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