Effects of piperitone on the antimicrobial activity of nitrofurantoin and on nitrofurantoin metabolism by Enterobacter cloacae

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-234

  Abdolpour, Farid ^a   Shahverdi, Ahmad Reza ^a   Rafii, Fatemeh ^b   Fazeli, Mohammad Reza ^a   Amini, Mohsen ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Nitrofurantoin; Nitroreductase; Piperitone; Synergism

Indexed keywords

NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERITONE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 34247565012     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701213161     Document Type: Article

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