Erythrina poeppigiana-derived phytochemical exhibiting antimicrobial activity against Candida albicans and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-85

  Sato, M ^a   Tanaka, Hitoshi ^b   Yamaguchi, R ^a   Oh Uchi, T ^b   Etoh, H ^c  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Erypostyrene; Growth inhibition; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHYLENE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SILICA GEL; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; YEAST;

ALBICANS; ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ERYPOSTYRENE; GROWTH INHIBITION; ISOFLAVONOIDS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHYTOCHEMICAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ACTIVITY;

ACETONE;

ALPHA METHYLDEOXYBENZOIN; ANGOLENSIN; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ERYPOEGIN A; ERYPOSTYRENE; ERYTHRINA POEPPIGIANA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GERANIOL; ISOFLAVAN DERIVATIVE; NORMEDICARPIN; PHYTOALEXIN; PLANT EXTRACT; SANDWICENSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ERYTHRINA POEPPIGIANA; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEGUME; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SPECTROSCOPY;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ERYTHRINA POEPPIGIANA; FABACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0038141179     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2003.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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