Ursolic, oleanolic and betulinic acids: Antibacterial spectra and selectivity indexes

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 272-276

  Fontanay, Stéphane ^a   Grare, Marion ^a   Mayer, Joséphine ^a   Finance, Chantal ^a   Duval, Raphaël Emmanuel ^a  

^a NANCY UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Betulinic acid; Cytotoxicity; Oleanolic acid; Selectivity index; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

BETULIC ACID; O 5504; OLEANOLIC ACID; U 6753; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OLEANOLIC ACID; TOXICITY TESTS; TRITERPENES;

ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 55149083474     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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