A naturally occurring inhibitory agent from Hypericum sampsonii with activity against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 250-253

  Xiao, Zhi Yong ^a   Shiu, Winnie Ka Po ^b   Zeng, Yi Han ^a   Mu, Qing ^a   Gibbons, Simon ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperiaceae; Hypericum; Hypericum sampsonii Hance; Hyperixanthone A; Multidrug resistant (MDR) S. aureus; Norfloxacin resistant S. aureus; Xanthone

Indexed keywords

1,7 DIHYDROXYXANTHONE; 2 HYDROXYXANTHONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERIXANTHONE A; NORFLOXACIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHONE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM SAMPSONII; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 41349092543     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200701739405     Document Type: Article

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