Antiproliferative and antimicrobial activity of traditional Kombucha and Satureja montana L. Kombucha

Journal of B.U.ON.

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-401

  Cetojevic Simin, Dragana D ^a   Bogdanovic, G M ^a   Cvetkovic, D D ^b   Velicanski, A S ^b  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF VOJVODINA   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Antiproliferative; Camellia sinensis L; Kombucha; Satureja montana L

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BLACK TEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SATUREJA MONTANA EXTRACT; SULFORHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACIDITY; AGAR DIFFUSION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIOSTASIS; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN HT29; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; COLORIMETRY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SATUREJA MONTANA; SAVORY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIA; BEVERAGES; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; SATUREJA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 53849092746     PISSN: 11070625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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