Synergistic effects of the combination of galangin with gentamicin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-288

  Lee, Young Seob ^a   Kang, Ok Hwa ^a   Choi, Jang Gi ^a   Oh, You Chang ^a   Chae, Hee Sung ^a   Kim, Jong Hak ^a   Park, Hyun ^b   Sohn, Dong Hwan ^b   Wang, Zheng Tao ^c   Kwon, Dong Yeul ^a  

^a Wonkwang Oriental Medicines Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Alpinia officinarum; Checkerboard test; Galangin; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLAVONOID; GALANGIN; GENTAMICIN; PLANT EXTRACT;

ALPINIA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ALPINIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLAVONOIDS; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PLANT EXTRACTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA OFFICINARUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 46749097653     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-008-0012-7     Document Type: Article

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