Alkaloids: An overview of their antibacterial, antibiotic-enhancing and antivirulence activities

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 377-386

  Cushnie, T P Tim ^a   Cushnie, Benjamart ^a   Lamb, Andrew J ^b  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Antibacterial; Antivirulence; Mechanism of action; Structure activity; Synergy

Indexed keywords

8 ACETONYLDIHYDRONITIDINE; ADHESIN; AGELASINE D; ALKALOID; AMLODIPINE; ASCIDIDEMIN; BERBERINE DERIVATIVE; CEFAZOLIN; CHELERYTHRINE; CHOLERA TOXIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CJ 13136; CLAUSENOL; EUDISTOMIN Y4; FIMBRIA PROTEIN; GENTAMICIN; HAPALINDOLE I; LEVOFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PROSOPILOSIDINE; SANGUINARINE; SORTASE; SQUALAMINE; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TETRANDRINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VIRSTATIN; XINGHAIAMINE A; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC ENHANCING ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIVIRULENCE ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE CONTROL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECTS; DRUG POTENTIATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PATHOGENICITY; VIRULENCE;

ALKALOIDS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG SYNERGISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84908451913     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: 18727913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2014.06.001     Document Type: Review

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