Antimicrobial effect and resistant regulation of Glycyrrhiza uralensis on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Natural Product Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-111

  Lee, Ji Won ^a   Ji, Young Ju ^a   Yu, Mi Hee ^a   Bo, Mi Hyang Hwang ^a   Seo, Hwa Jeong ^a,b   Lee, Sam Pin ^a   Lee, In Seon ^a  

^a Keimyung University   (South Korea)

^b Bio Industry Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Glycyrrhiza uralensis; MRSA; Phytotherapeutic agent

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; CHLOROFORM; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; HEXANE; METHANOL; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; PENICILLIN G; PROTEIN FEMA; PROTEIN MEC1; PROTEIN MECR1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG POTENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ISOLATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT EXTRACTS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 59649120285     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410801886757     Document Type: Article

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