The detection of antibacterial actions of whole herb tinctures using luminescent Escherichia coli

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1193-1199

  Watt, Kathryn ^a,b   Christofi, Nick ^a,b   Young, Rodney ^b  

^a Pollution Research Unit

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial actions; Escherichia coli; Luminescent biosensor; Whole herb tinctures

Indexed keywords

ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; APIUM GRAVEOLEN EXTRACT; CAPSICUM EXTRACT; CHAMOMILLA RECUTITA EXTRACT; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LUMINESCENT AGENT; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA TRILOBA EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUM GRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTHEA OFFICINALIS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; BIOSENSOR; CELERY; CELL DEATH; CELL GROWTH; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; CINNAMON; CURCUMA LONGA; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; GENOTOXICITY; GINGER; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; MATRICARIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERITA; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PEPPER; ROSEMARY; SALVIA TRILOBA; THYME; TINCTURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COOKERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS; APIUM GRAVEOLENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CINNAMOMUM VERUM; CURCUMA LONGA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 37849027793     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2238     Document Type: Article

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