Chemistry of zerumbone. 2. Regulation of ring bond cleavage and unique antibacterial activities of zerumbone derivatives

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2193-2199

  Kitayama, Takashi ^a   Yamamoto, Kaneyoshi ^a   Utsumi, Ryutaro ^a   Takatani, Masahiro ^a   Hill, Richard K ^b   Kawai, Yasushi ^c   Sawada, Seiji ^d   Okamoto, Tadashi ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Histidine protein kinase; Ring cleavage; Two component system; Zerumbone

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE; ZINGIBER ZERUMBET;

ANTI INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN-HISTIDINE KINASE; SESQUITERPENE; ZERUMBONE;

ARTICLE; ASARUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ASARUM; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEIN KINASES; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 0035489535     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.65.2193     Document Type: Article

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