title: [Investigation and identification of the antimicrobial component of the drug "Tomatol"].
abstract: Antimicrobial activity of Tomatol against laboratory strains of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538-P and Candida albicans ATCC 885-653 as well as against clinical isolates of Enterobacter spp., Streptococcus spp., Staphylococcus spp., Klebsiella spp. and Escherichia spp. was tested. Tomatol was shown to have a broad antimicrobial spectrum including gram-positive and gram-negative organisms and Candida. The TLC investigation demonstrated that the Tomatol antimicrobial component was that of a complex of organic acids such as succinic, citric, tartaric and others.
authors.affiliation: I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Vorob'ev
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Seleznev
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Pavlova
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iang
authors.forename: N N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Ershova
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
vernacular_title: Izuchenie i identifikatsiia antimikrobnogo komponenta preparata "Tomatol".