Allicin reduces the production of α-toxin by staphylococcus aureus

Molecules

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 7958-7968

  Leng, Bing Feng ^a   Qiu, Jia Zhang ^a   Dai, Xiao Han ^a   Dong, Jing ^a   Wang, Jian Feng ^a   Luo, Ming Jing ^a   Li, Hong En ^a   Niu, Xiao Di ^a   Zhang, Yu ^a   Ai, Yong Xing ^a   Deng, Xu Ming ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

toxin; Allicin; Staphylococcus aureus; Sub inhibitory concentrations

Indexed keywords

AGR PROTEIN, STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ALLICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL ALPHA-TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN; SULFINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMOLYSIS; METABOLISM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; HEMOLYSIS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; RABBITS; SULFINIC ACIDS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 80053231200     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules16097958     Document Type: Article

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