Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of rhapontigenin produced from rhapontin by biotransformation against Propionibacterium acnes

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-87

  Kim, Jeong Keun ^a   Kim, Narae ^b   Lim, Young Hee ^b  

^a Korea Polytechnic University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biotransformation; Checkerboard test; P. acnes; Rhapontigenin

Indexed keywords

AGLYCONE; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; RETINOL; RHAPONTIGENIN; RHAPONTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOTRANSFORMATION; BROTH DILUTION; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RHEUM; STILBENES;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 75849136863     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0907.07022     Document Type: Article

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