In vitro antibacterial efficacy of Clinopodium vulgare L. extracts and their synergistic interaction with antibiotics

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 4074-4079

  Stefanovic, Olgica ^a   Stankovic, Milan S ^a   Comic, Ljiljana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Clinopodium vulgare; Flavonoid content; Herb drug interaction; Plant extracts; Total phenol

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CLINOPODIUM VULGARE EXTRACT; FLAVONOID; GENTAMICIN; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BROTH DILUTION; CLINOPODIUM VULGARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CLINOPODIUM VULGARE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80052822878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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