Antibacterial properties of zeylasterone, a triterpenoid isolated from Maytenus blepharodes, against Staphylococcus aureus

Microbiological Research

Volumn 165, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 617-626

  de Leon L ^a   Lopez M R ^a   Moujir, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Macromolecular synthesis; Maytenus blepharodes; Natural products; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBACTERIAL; MACROMOLECULAR SYNTHESIS; MAYTENUS BLEPHARODES; NATURAL PRODUCTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERICIDES; CELL MEMBRANES; MACROMOLECULES; POTASSIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CELL CULTURE;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DEMETHYLZEYLASTERONE; LEUCINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; THYMIDINE; TRITERPENE; URIDINE; ZEYLASTERONE;

ANTIBIOTICS; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; EVERGREEN TREE; MESOCOSM; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAYTENUS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; LEUCINE; MAYTENUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THYMIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TRITERPENES; URIDINE;

MAYTENUS; MAYTENUS BLEPHARODES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78049425296     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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