Plant polyphenolic compounds as potential antimicrobial drugs

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1562-1563

  Chirumbolo, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEIC ACID; CATECHIN; CHLOROGENIC ACID; DNAB HELICASE; ENDOTOXIN; FERULALDEHYDE; FLAVONOID; GALANGIN; GALLIC ACID; GENISTEIN; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; QUERCETIN; QUINIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RESVERATROL; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; FRUIT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE FLORA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; URINARY TRACT; VEGETABLE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PLANTS;

EID: 80053146472     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.032201-0     Document Type: Note

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