Inhibitory activities of lichen-derived compounds against methicillin- and multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Planta Medica

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 176-179

  Kokubun, Tetsuo ^a,c   Shiu, Winnie Ka Po ^b   Gibbons, Simon ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYPHYSODIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATRANORIN; DEPSIDONE DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; EVERMIC ACID; HYBOCARPONE; LOBARIC ACID; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHENOLIC LICHEN; PHYSCION; PHYSODIC ACID; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RHIZOCARPIC ACID; SALAZINIC ACID; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; USNIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; LICHEN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DEPSIDES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; LACTONES; LICHENS; MALONATES; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NAPHTHOQUINONES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34250308922     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-957070     Document Type: Article

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