In vitro antibacterial effects of glycyrrhetinic acid on periodontopathogenic and capnophilic bacteria isolated from adult periodontitis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 987-988

  Salari, M H ^a   Kadkhoda, Z ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACITRACIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; POLYMYXIN; TOOTHPASTE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA REPLICATION; DRUG FORMULATION; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LETTER; MOUTHWASH; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; GLYCYRRHIZA;

EID: 0141989753     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00721.x     Document Type: Letter

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