Antimethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) activity of 'pacific propolis' and isolated prenylflavanones

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1181-1187

  Raghukumar, Raghavendra ^a   Vali, Leila ^a   Watson, Dave ^a   Fearnley, James ^b   Seidel, Véronique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Natures Laboratory Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Prenylflavanones; Propolis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PRENYLFLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; PROPOLIN C; PROPOLIN D; PROPOLIN G; PROPOLIN H; PROPOLIS; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; FLAVANONES; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROPOLIS;

EID: 77955650688     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3096     Document Type: Article

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