Potentiation of aminoglycoside antibiotic activity using the body fat from the snake Boa constrictor

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 503-509

  Ferreira, Felipe S ^a   Silva, Nalba L G ^b   Matias, Edinardo F F ^c   Brito, Samuel V ^a   Oliveira, Francisco G ^c   Costa, José G M ^c   Coutinho, Henrique D M ^c   Almeida, Waltécio O ^c   Alves, Rômulo R N ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CARIRI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

antibacterial activity; Boa constrictor; Snake; Synergistic activity; Traditional medicine; Zootherapy

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BOA CONSTRICTOR EXTRACT; GENTAMICIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXANE; KANAMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BOA CONSTRICTOR; BODY FAT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SNAKE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 79960586877     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-695X2011005000088     Document Type: Article

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