Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 343-356

  Cushnie, T P Tim ^a   Lamb, Andrew J ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antifungal; Antiviral; Flavonoids; Mechanism of action; Structure activity

Indexed keywords

2,4,2' TRIHYDROXY 5' METHYLCHALCONE; ACACETIN; ACICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; APIGENIN; AURANTIIN; BAICALIN; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; CHRYSIN; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GALANGIN; GYRASE INHIBITOR; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LICOCHALCONE A; LICOCHALCONE C; LONCHOCARPOL A; LUTEOLIN; MYRICETIN; NARINGENIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; ROBINETIN; RUTOSIDE; SOPHORAFLAVONE G; TAXIFOLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 26944434828     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.09.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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