Enhancing effect of isoeugenol on the antimicrobial activity of isoniazid, 6-paradol and 6-shogaol

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 95-103

  Abourashed, Ehab A ^a   Galal, Ahmed M ^b   Shebl, Atef M ^b   Mossa, Jaber S ^b  

^a ElSohly Laboratories Incorporated   (United States)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic potentiation; Antifungal; Antimycobacterial; Natural products; Phenolic

Indexed keywords

6 PARADOL; 6 SHOGAOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIMYCOBACTERIAL AGENT; EUGENOL; ISOEUGENOL; ISONIAZID; SHOGAOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INHIBITION; SYNERGISM;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG POTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NONHUMAN;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 67650257681     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496470801946075     Document Type: Article

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