Antibacterial activity of sophoraflavanone G isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 858-864

  Cha, Jeong Dan ^a   Jeong, Mi Ran ^a   Jeong, Seung Il ^b   Lee, Kyung Yeol ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Jeonju Bio Materials Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Checkerboard method; Sophora flavescens; Sophoraflavanone G; Synergic effect; Time kill method

Indexed keywords

5,7,2',4' TETRAHYDROXY 8 LAVANDULYLFLAVANONE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; SOPHORAFLAVANONE G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PLANT ROOT; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; SOPHORA; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLAVANONES; GENTAMICINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; PLANT ROOTS; SOPHORA;

SOPHORA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 34250179874     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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