Inhibition of bacterial quorum sensing by vanilla extract

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 637-641

  Choo, J H ^a   Rukayadi, Y ^a,b   Hwang, J K ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Chromobacterium violaceum CV026; N hexanoyl homoserine lactone; Quorum sensing; Vanilla; Violacein

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS METHANOL; CHROMOBACTERIA VIOLACEA CV026; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; HEXANOYL HOMOSERINE LACTONES; INHIBITORY ACTIVITY; N-HEXANOYL HOMOSERINE LACTONE; QUORUM-SENSING; QUORUM-SENSING INHIBITORS; VANILLUM; VIOLACEIN;

MICROBIOLOGY;

METHANOL; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLA PLANIFOLIA EXTRACT; VIOLACEIN;

BACTERIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; FOOD PRODUCTS; METHANOL; PATHOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

BACTERIUM; HEALTH STATUS; INHIBITOR;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; VANILLA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; VANILLA PLANIFOLIA;

EID: 33646892811     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2006.01928.x     Document Type: Article

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