Phytochemical constituents from Cassia alata with inhibition against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Planta Medica

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1802-1805

  Hazni, Hazrina ^a   Ahmad, Norazlina ^a   Hitotsuyanagi, Yukio ^b   Takeya, Koichi ^b   Choo, Chee Yan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cassia alata; Flavonoids; Leaves; Leguminosae; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ALOE EMODIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ASTRAGALIN; BUTANOL; CASSIA ALATA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; HEXANE; KAEMPFEROL; KAEMPFEROL 3 O GENTIOBIOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASSIA ALATA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SENNA; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CASSIA; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES;

ALOE; FABACEAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SENNA ALATA;

EID: 58049193565     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1088340     Document Type: Article

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