Screening of anti-acne activity of natural products against Propionibacterium acnes

Korean Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-272

  Sohn, Ho Yong ^a   Kim, Young Suk ^a   Kum, Eun Joo ^a   Kwon, Yun Sook ^a   Son, Kun Ho ^a  

^a Andong National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti acne activity; Medicinal and wild plants; Propionibacterium acnes; Sophora flavescens

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPANAX KOREANUM EXTRACT; AJUGA MULTIFLORA EXTRACT; ALLIUM TUBEROSUM EXTRACT; ALPINIA OXYPHYLLA EXTRACT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI ACNE AGENT; ARALIA CONTINENTALIS EXTRACE; ARUNCUS DIOICUS EXTRACT; BENZOYL PEROXIDE; CHLORANTHUS JAPONICUS EXTRACT; COIX LACHRYMAJOBI EXTRACT; DIOSCOREA BATATAS EXTRACT; ERYTHROMYCIN; EVODIA FRUIT; GALARHOEUS SIELBOLDIANA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KURARIDIN; KURARONE; LYCIUM CHINENSE EXTRACT; MAGNOLIA EXTRACT; MORUS ALBA EXTRACT; PIMPINELLA BRACHYCARPA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REYNOUTRIA ELLIPTICA EXTRACT; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM EXTRACT; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITEX ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARALIA; ARALIA CONTINENTALIS; ARTICLE; CHLORANTHUS JAPONICUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EVODIA OFFICINALIS; GINKGO BILOBA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORUS ALBA; MULBERRY; NONHUMAN; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; REYNOUTRIA ELLIPTICA;

ARALIA CONTINENTALIS; CHLORANTHUS JAPONICUS; EVODIA OFFICINALIS; GINKGO (GENUS); MORUS ALBA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; REYNOUTRIA; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 33750079910     PISSN: 1598642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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