Diospyrone, crassiflorone and plumbagin: three antimycobacterial and antigonorrhoeal naphthoquinones from two Diospyros spp.

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-325

  Kuete, Victor ^a,b   Tangmouo, Jean G ^c   Marion Meyer, J J ^b   Lall, Namrita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^b Faculty of Agricultural and Biological Science   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Antigonorrhoeal; Antimycobacterial; Diospyros; Naphthoquinones

Indexed keywords

CRASSIFLORONE; DIOSPYRONE; DIOSPYROS CANALICULATA EXTRACT; DIOSPYROS CRASSIFLORA EXTRACT; NAPHTHOQUINONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLUMBAGIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIOSPYROS CANALICULATA; DIOSPYROS CRASSIFLORA; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG STRUCTURE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; PERSIMMON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DIOSPYROS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NAPHTHOQUINONES; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 67651238452     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.04.008     Document Type: Article

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