Synergistic antimycobacterial activities of sesquiterpene lactones from Laurus spp

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 548-552

  Luna Herrera, J ^a   Costa, M C ^b   Gonzalez H G ^a   Rodrigues, A I ^b   Castilho, P C ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MADEIRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alamar Blue; Costunolide; Dehydrocostuslactone; Synergism

Indexed keywords

COSTUNOLIDE; DEHYDROCOSTUSLACTONE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DEHYDROCOSTUS LACTONE; LACTONE; PLANT EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUOROMETRY; FRACTIONATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LAURUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOBACTERIUM;

DRUG SYNERGISM; FLUOROMETRY; LACTONES; LAURUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; SESQUITERPENES;

EID: 34248140692     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl523     Document Type: Article

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