In vitro activity of eugenol, an active component from Ocimum sanctum, against multiresistant and susceptible strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-179

  Shokeen, P ^a   Bala, M ^b   Singh, M ^a   Tandon, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Antigonorrhoeal activity; Bioassay guided purification; Eugenol; Gonorrhoea; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Ocimum sanctum

Indexed keywords

EUGENOL; HEXANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BASIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; LD 50; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; EUGENOL; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OCIMUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

EID: 46049097749     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.03.018     Document Type: Article

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