Antimicrobial DNA-binding photosensitizers from the common rush, Juncus effusus

Photochemistry and Photobiology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 51-56

  Hanawa, Fujinori ^a   Okamoto, Mamoru ^b   Towers, G H Neil ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANGELICIN; CYTOSINE; DEHYROEFFUSOL; DNA FRAGMENT; GENTAMICIN; GUANINE; JANCUSOL; JUNCUS EFFUSUS EXTRACT; METHOXSALEN; METICILLIN; NYSTATIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTEIN ASCI; PROTEIN BAMHI; PROTEIN DRAI; PROTEIN ECORI; PROTEIN HINDIII; PROTEIN KPNI; PROTEIN PACI; PROTEIN PMEI; PROTEIN PSTI; PROTEIN SACI; PROTEIN SMAI; PROTEIN XBAI; PROTIEN BCIVI; PROTIEN SALI; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE; THYMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DNA; JUNCUSOL; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; EXTRACTION; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ANGIOSPERM; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; EMBRYOPHYTA; JUNCUS; JUNCUS EFFUSUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BINDING SITES; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DNA; PHENANTHRENES; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 85047688235     PISSN: 00318655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0760051ADBPFT2.0.CO2     Document Type: Article

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