Antibacterial evaluation of cnicin and some natural and semisynthetic analogues

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 277-281

  Bruno, Maurizio ^a   Rosselli, Sergio ^a   Maggio, Antonella ^a   Raccuglia, Rosa Angela ^a   Napolitano, Francesco ^b   Senatore, Felice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CNICIN; ESTER DERIVATIVE; GERMACRANOLIDE DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DRUG ACETYLATION; DRUG HYDROLYSIS; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESTERIFICATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CENTAUREA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SESQUITERPENES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0037363895     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38491     Document Type: Article

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