Anti-Staphylococcus aureus activity and oxacillin resistance modulating capacity of 3-O-acyl-catechins

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 374-380

  Stapleton, Paul D ^a   Shah, Saroj ^a   Hamilton Miller, Jeremy M T ^b   Hara, Yukihiko ^c   Nagaoka, Yasuo ^d   Kumagai, Ayako ^d   Uesato, Shinichi ^d   Taylor, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c 103 ^*  (Japan)

^d KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 O acyl catechins; Cytoplasmic membrane disruption; Epicatechin gallate; MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

3 O BUTYRYLCATECHIN; 3 O DECANOYLCATECHIN; 3 O DODECANOYLCATECHIN; 3 O HEXANOYLCATECHIN; 3 O MYRISTOYLCATECHIN; 3 O OCTANOYLCATECHIN; 3 O OCTANOYLEPICATECHIN; 3 O PALMITOYLCATECHIN; 3 O STEAROYLCATECHIN; CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN GALLATE; OXACILLIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DRUG ACTIVITY; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 5644287609     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2004.03.024     Document Type: Article

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