Photo-activated DNA binding and antimicrobial activities of furoquinoline and pyranoquinolone alkaloids from Rutaceae

Planta Medica

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 531-535

  Hanawa, Fujinori ^a   Fokialakis, Nikolas ^b   Skaltsounis, Alexios Leandros ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

DNA binding; Flindersine; Furoquinolines; Haplopine; Kokusaginine; Photo active; Restriction enzyme; Rutaceae; Skimmianine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DNA FRAGMENT; FLINDERSINE; FUROQUINOLINE ALKALOID; HAPLOPINE; KOKUSAGININE; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRANOQUINOLONE ALKALOID; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; RUTACEAE EXTRACT; SKIMMIANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BINDING AFFINITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA BINDING; DRUG ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; RUTACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALKALOIDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUINOLONES; RUTACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EMBRYOPHYTA; RUTACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 3042796046     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-827153     Document Type: Article

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