Eugenol (an essential oil of clove) acts as an antibacterial agent against Salmonella typhi by disrupting the cellular membrane

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-115

  Devi, K Pandima ^a   Nisha, S Arif ^a   Sakthivel, R ^a   Pandian, S Karutha ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cytoplasmic membrane; Eugenol; Mechanism; Membrane disruption; Membrane permeability

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CRYSTAL VIOLET; ESSENTIAL OIL; EUGENOL;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CLOVE; DISK DIFFUSION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; DRUG EFFECTS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHI;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EUGENOL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHI; SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM;

EID: 77953809185     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.025     Document Type: Article

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