Antimicrobial activity of licorice flavonoids against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Fitoterapia

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 536-539

  Fukai, Toshio ^a   Marumo, Ai ^a   Kaitou, Kiyoshi ^b   Kanda, Toshihisa ^b   Terada, Sumio ^b   Nomura, Taro ^a  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ZENYAKU KOGYO CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Flavonoids; Glycyrrhiza

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GLABRIDIN; GLYCEROL; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; ISOLICOFLAVONOL; LICOCHALCONE A; LIQUIRITIGENIN; LIQUIRITIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; GLYCYRRHIZA INFLATA; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOIDS; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT ROOTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; GLYCYRRHIZA INFLATA; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036802679     PISSN: 0367326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0367-326X(02)00168-5     Document Type: Article

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