Antimycobacterial terpenoids from Juniperus communis L. (Cuppressaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 500-505

  Gordien, Andréa Y ^a   Gray, Alexander I ^a   Franzblau, Scott G ^b   Seidel, Véronique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimycobacterial activity; Juniperus communis; Longifolene; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Totarol; Trans communic acid

Indexed keywords

6,7 DIHYDRO 2 NITRO 6 (4 TRIFLUOROMETHOXYBENZYLOXY) 5H IMIDAZO[2,1 B][1,3]OXAZINE; COMMUNIC ACID; DITERPENE; HEXANE; ISONIAZID; LONGIFOLENE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXYGEN; RIFAMPICIN; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE; TOTAROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BROTH DILUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUPRESSACEAE; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JUNIPERUS; MAMMAL CELL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PLANT ROOT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; JUNIPERUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MYCOBACTERIUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERPENES; VERO CELLS;

CORYNEBACTERINEAE; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM AURUM; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 70449631036     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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