Evaluation of anti-quorum-sensing activity of edible plants and fruits through inhibition of the n-acyl-homoserine lactone system in Chromobacterium violaceum and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Chemotherapy

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 333-339

  Musthafa, K Syed ^a   Ravi, A Veera ^a   Annapoorani, A ^a   Packiavathy, I Sybiya Vasantha ^a   Pandian, S Karutha ^a  

^a ALAGAPPA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Pathogens; Quorum sensing; Quorum sensing inhibition; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

ANANAS COMOSUS EXTRACT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ELASTASE; MANILKARA ZAPOTA EXTRACT; MUSA PARADICIACA EXTRACT; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYOCYANINE; STAPHYLOLYTIC PROTEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLACEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BIOFILM; BROMELIACEAE; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; FRUIT; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSACEAE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; SAPOTACEAE;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANANAS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CASEINS; CHROMOBACTERIUM; FRUIT; INDOLES; MANILKARA; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; METALLOPROTEASES; MUSA; OCIMUM; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; PYOCYANINE; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 77955616269     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000320185     Document Type: Article

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