Secondary metabolites from Chamaedora tepejilote (Palmae) are active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 320-322

  Jiménez, Adelina ^a   Meckes, Mariana ^a   Alvarez, Victor ^a   Torres, Javier ^a   Parra, Ruth ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antimycobacterial compounds; Bioassay guided isolation; Chamaedora tepejilote; Palmae; Squalene; Triterpenoids; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

CHAMAEDORA TEPEJILOTE EXTRACT; FARNESOL; HEXANE EXTRACT; PALMITIC ACID METHYL ESTER; PLANT EXTRACT; SITOSTEROL; SQUALENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHAMAEDORA TEPEJILOTE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; FRACTIONATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

ARECACEAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 23344446183     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1664     Document Type: Article

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