Antibacterial activity of Curcuma longa L. against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 599-604

  Kim, Kang Ju ^a   Yu, Hyeon Hee ^b   Cha, Jung Dan ^a   Seo, Se Jeong ^a   Choi, Na Young ^c   You, Yong Ouk ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Curcuma longa L.; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; METHANOL; OXACILLIN; WATER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MUCOSA CELL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CURCUMA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CURCUMA LONGA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 25444432020     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1660     Document Type: Article

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