Isolation and characterisation of (-)-genifuranal: The principal antimicrobial component in traditional smoking applications of Eremophila longifolia (Scrophulariaceae) by Australian aboriginal peoples

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 758-766

  John Sadgrove, Nicholas ^a   Lloyd Jones, Graham ^a   Greatrex, Ben William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial; Geniposidic acid; Smoking ceremony; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIHYDRO 4H CYCLOPENTA[C]FURAN 4 YLACETALDEHYDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUTANOL; CHLOROFORM; GENIFURANAL; GENIPOSIDIC ACID; GLYCOSIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; ALDEHYDE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FURAN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BROTH DILUTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG STRUCTURE; EREMOPHILA LONGIFOLIA; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEATING; HYDROLYSIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SMOKE EXTRACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; YEAST; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SMOKING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; POSIBACTERIA; SCROPHULARIACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ALDEHYDES; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FURANS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SCROPHULARIACEAE; SMOKING; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84902548442     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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