Inhibition of efflux pumps in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis resistant strains by triterpenoids from Momordica balsamina

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-74

  Ramalhete, Cátia ^a   Spengler, Gabriella ^b   Martins, Ana ^b   Martins, Marta ^b   Viveiros, Miguel ^b   Mulhovo, Silva ^c   Ferreira, Maria José U ^a,d   Amaral, Leonard ^b,d  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c Escola Superior Técnica   (Mozambique)

^d Cost Action BM0701 ATENS ^*  (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cucurbitacins; Efflux pumps inhibitors; EPI; Ethidium bromide; Momordica balsamina; Resistance; Triterpenoids

Indexed keywords

BALSAMINAGENIN A; BALSAMINAGENIN B; BALSAMINOL A; BALSAMINOL F; BALSAMINOSIDE A; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; KARAVILAGENIN C; TERPENOID; TRITERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA BALSAMINA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ETHIDIUM; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOMORDICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRITERPENES;

EID: 78650262885     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2010.09.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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