Guaijaverin - A plant flavonoid as potential antiplaque agent against Streptococcus mutans

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 487-495

  Prabu, G R ^a   Gnanamani, A ^a   Sadulla, S ^a  

^a CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acid production; Adherence; Aggregation; Anti Streptococcus mutans; Cell surface hydrophobicity; Guaijaverin; Psidium guajava; Quercetin 3 O L arabinopyranoside

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANES; FLAVONOIDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHENOLS;

ACID PRODUCTION; ADHERENCE; ANTI-STREPTOCOCCUS MUTAN; ANTIPLAQUE AGENT; CELL SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; GUAIJAVERIN; PROPERTY; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; QUERCETIN-3-O-Α-L- ARABINOPYRANOSIDE; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

SUGAR (SUCROSE);

ACID; ALKALI; CARIOGENIC AGENT; FLAVONOID; GLASS; GUAIJAVERIN; METHANOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; SUCROSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PIGMENT; PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOSTASIS; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SURFACE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FRACTIONATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GUAVA; HEALTH CARE; HEAT; HYDROPHOBICITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; QUANTUM YIELD; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 33745933320     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.02912.x     Document Type: Article

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