Antibacterial and antimycobacterial activities of South African Salvia species and isolated compounds from S. chamelaeagnea

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 552-557

  Kamatou, G P P ^a   Van Vuuren, S F ^a   Van Heerden, F R ^b   Seaman, T ^c   Viljoen, A M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

7 O Methylepirosmanol; Antibacterial activity; Antimycobacterial activity; Carnosol; Oleanolic acid; Salvia; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALVIA; SALVIA VERBENACA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 35348821823     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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