Antibacterial activity of phenyl isothiocyanate on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus

Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 756-761

  Abreu, Ana Cristina ^a   Borges, Anabela ^a,b   Simões, Lúcia Chaves ^a,c   Saavedra, Maria José ^b   Simões, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotic chemical synergy; Antimicrobial action; Mechanisms of action; Phenyl isothiocyanate

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; MACROLIDE; PHENYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; QUINOLONE; SPECTINOMYCIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL SURFACE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ELECTRON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSECT; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOTHIOCYANATES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84883364772     PISSN: 15734064     EISSN: 18756638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1573406411309050016     Document Type: Article

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