Interaction of lectin-like proteins of South African medicinal plants with Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 80, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 131-135

  Gaidamashvili, M ^a   Van Staden, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Lectin like proteins; Medicinal plants; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTININ; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMBRETUM MKHUZENSE EXTRACT; CRINUM MOOREI EXTRACT; EUCOMIS AUTUMNALIS EXTRACT; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SCILLA NATALENSIS EXTRACT; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BARK; COMBRETUM MKHUZENSE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRINUM MOOREI; DRUG SCREENING; EUCOMIS AUTUMNALIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPOXIS HEMEROCALLIDEA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT BULB; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SCILLA NATALENSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TULBAGHIA VIOLACEA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT LECTINS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036233362     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00011-9     Document Type: Article

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