Antimicrobial activity and stability of rhinacanthins-rich Rhinacanthus nasutus extract

Phytomedicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 323-327

  Puttarak, P ^a   Charoonratana, T ^a   Panichayupakaranant, P ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antimicrobial; Rhinacanthin; Rhinacanthus nasutus; Stability

Indexed keywords

CLOTRIMAZOLE; PLANT EXTRACT; RHINACANTHIN C; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS EXTRACT; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMIDITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ACANTHACEAE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG STABILITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NAPHTHOQUINONES; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RHINACANTHUS NASUTUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 76749141264     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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