Effects of two terpene alcohols on the antibacterial activity and the mode of action of farnesol against Staphylococcus aureus

Molecules

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3069-3076

  Togashi, Naoko ^a   Inoue, Yoshihiro ^a   Hamashima, Hajime ^a   Takano, Akihito ^a  

^a SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Cell membrane; Staphylococcus aureus; Terpene alcohol

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DITERPENE; FARNESOL; GERANIOL; GERANYLGERANIOL; POTASSIUM; TERPENE;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; DITERPENES; FARNESOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; POTASSIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERPENES;

EID: 58149234995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules13123069     Document Type: Article

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