Antimicrobial and antiviral activities of polyphenolics from Cocos nucifera Linn. (Palmae) husk fiber extract

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 647-652

  Esquenazi, Daniele ^a   Wigg, Marcia D ^a   Miranda, Mônica M F S ^a   Rodrigues, Hugo M ^a   Tostes, João B F ^a   Rozental, Sonia ^a   Da Silva, Antonio J R ^a   Alviano, Celuta S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Antiviral activity; Catechins; Cocos nucifera; Condensed tannins

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; COCOS NUCIFERA EXTRACT; EPICATECHIN; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROCYANIDIN; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ADSORPTION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COCONUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; FIBER; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANIMAL; CERCOPITHECUS; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; VERO CELL;

ARECACEAE; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COCOS NUCIFERA; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FONSECAEA; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGI; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; SIMPLEXVIRUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CATECHIN; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COCOS; FLAVONOIDS; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYMERS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0036900252     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(02)01377-3     Document Type: Article

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