Antibacterial activity of sophoraflavanone G isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1326-1331

  Cha, Jeong Dan ^a   Moon, Sang Eun ^b   Kim, Ji Young ^c   Jung, Eun Kyung ^c   Lee, Young Soo ^d  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^b Chunnam Techno College   (South Korea)

^c Ulsan College   (South Korea)

^d SunMoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Checkerboard method; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Sophora flavescens; Sophoraflavanone G; Time kill method

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; FLAVONOID; OXACILLIN; SOPHORAFLAVANONE G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DRUG POTENTIATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SOPHORA; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLAVANONES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXACILLIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; SOPHORA; TIME FACTORS;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS;

EID: 69749087622     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2540     Document Type: Article

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