Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of the methylene chloride extract of Miconia ligustroides, isolated triterpene acids, and ursolic acid derivatives

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-169

  Cunha, Wilson R ^a   De Matos, Geilton X ^a   Souza, Maria Goreti M ^a   Tozatti, Marcos G ^a   Andrade E Silva, Mrcio L ^a   Martins, Carlos H G ^a   Silva, Rosangela Da ^a   Da Silva Filho, Ademar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE FRANCA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Miconia ligustroides; Oleanolic acid; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DICHLOROMETHANE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MICONIA LIGUSTROIDES EXTRACT; OLEANOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; IN VITRO STUDY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA LIGUSTROIDES; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAZIL; DRUG DISCOVERY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MELASTOMATACEAE; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OLEANOLIC ACID; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TRITERPENES;

BACILLUS CEREUS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 76149094529     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13880200903062648     Document Type: Article

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