Inhibition of essential bacterial peptidyl-tRNA hydrolase activity by tropical plant extracts

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1107-1110

  McFeeters, Hana ^a   Gilbert, Morgan J ^a   Thompson, Rachel M ^a   Setzer, William N ^a   Cruz Vera, Luis R ^b   McFeeters, Robert L ^a  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial; Antibiotic; Essential enzyme inhibition; Lead compound discovery; Novel target; Peptidyl tRNA Hydrolase; Phytochemical screening; Tropical plant extracts

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AMPHITECNA GENTRYI EXTRACT; ANTHURIUM PITTIERI EXTRACT; ARDISIA SOLOMONII EXTRACT; BYRSONIMA CRASSIFOLIA EXTRACT; CHLOROFORM; DENDROPANAX GONATOPODUS EXTRACT; ELAEODENDRON METABELICUM EXTRACT; HYDROLASE; LONCHOCARPUS OLIGANTHUS EXTRACT; MANDEVILLA VERAGUASENSIS EXTRACT; MATALEA PSEUDOBARBATA EXTRACT; MATAYBA OPPOSITIFOLIA EXTRACT; METHANOL; OCOTEA EXTRACT; PEPTIDE TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID HYDROLASE; PIPER AEQUALE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SALACIA EXTRACT; SAPIUM RIGIDIFOLIUM EXTRACT; SWIETENIA MAHOGONI EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMPHITECNA GENTRYI; ANTHURIUM PITTIERI; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARDISIA SOLOMONII; ARTICLE; BYRSONIMA CRASSIFOLIA; DENDROPANAX GONATOPODUS; ELAEODENDRON METABELICUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; LONCHOCARPUS OLIGANTHUS; MANDEVILLA VERAGUASENSIS; MATALEA PSEUDOBARBATA; MATAYBA OPPOSITIFOLIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OCOTEA; PIPER AEQUALE; SALACIA; SAPIUM RIGIDIFOLIUM; SWIETENIA MAHOGONI;

EID: 84865296212     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1200700836     Document Type: Article

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