In vitro sortase A inhibitory and antimicrobial activity of flavonoids isolated from the roots of Sophora flavescens

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-222

  Oh, Ikhoon ^a   Yang, Woo Young ^b   Chung, Soon Chun ^b   Kim, Tae Yoon ^c   Oh, Ki Bong ^b   Shin, Jongheon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Flavonoids; Kurarinol; Sophora flavescens; Sortase A

Indexed keywords

2 METHOXYKURARINONE; 8 LAVANDULYLKAEMPFEROL; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; FLAVONOID; KURARIDIN; KURARINOL; KURARINONE; KUSHENOL I; KUSHENOL M; KUSHENOL N; MAACKIAIN; MEDICARPIN; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS EXTRACT; SOPHORACARPAN A; SOPHORAFLAVANONE G; SORTASE; SORTASE A; TRIFOLIRHIZIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIABIIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; SOPHORA; SOPHORA FLAVESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINOACYLTRANSFERASES; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANT ROOTS; PRENYLATION; SOPHORA; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 79953307290     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-011-0206-0     Document Type: Article

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