Achyrofuran is an antibacterial agent capable of killing methicillin-resistant vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in the nanomolar range

Phytomedicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-138

  Casero, Carina ^a,b   Estévez Braun, Ana ^a,c   Ravelo, Ángel G ^a,c   Demo, Mirta ^b   Méndez Álvarez, Sebastián ^a,d   MacHín, Félix ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Argentina)

^c Madrid Spain   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Achyrocline satureioides; Achyrofuran; Antimicrobial; MRSA; Phytoalexins; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ACHYROCLINE SATUREIOIDES EXTRACT; ACHYROFURAN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHYROCLINE; ACHYROCLINE SATUREIOIDES; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DRUG ISOLATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IN VITRO STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN INTERMEDIATE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACHYROCLINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARGENTINA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FURANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

ACHYROCLINE SATUREIOIDES; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84871722245     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: 1618095X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.11.003     Document Type: Article

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