Potentiality of standardized extract and isolated flavonoids from Zuccagnia punctata for the treatment of respiratory infections by Streptococcus pneumoniae: In vitro and in vivo studies

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 287-292

  Zampini, I C ^a,b,c   Villena, J ^a   Salva, S ^a,c   Herrera, M ^a   Isla, M I ^b,c   Alvarez, S ^a,b  

^a CENTRO DE REFERENCIA PARA LACTOBACILOS CERELA CONICET   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

^c Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

2 ,4 dihydroxychalcone; 3,7 dihydroxyflavone; 7 hydroxyflavanone; Antimicrobial activity; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Zuccagnia punctata

Indexed keywords

2',4' DIHYDROXYCHALCONE; 3,7 DIHYDROXYFLAVONE; 7 HYDROXYFLAVANONE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CREATININE; FLAVONOID; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA EXTRACT;

AGAR DILUTION; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FABACEAE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FABACEAE; FLAVONOIDS; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FABACEAE; MUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; ZUCCAGNIA PUNCTATA;

EID: 84858005289     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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