Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids in medicinal plants from Tafí del Valle (Tucumán, Argentina).
Preliminary studies of flavonoids have been realised in five native species from Tafí del Valle (Tucumán, Argentina) used in popular medicine. Most of compounds detected were flavonoids mono and dihydroxylated in B ring. Screening for antimicrobial activity against Gram positive and Gram negative microorganisms has been realised with Lippia turbinata, Satureja parvifolia, Sambucus peruviana, Verbena officinalis and Chenopodium graveolens. The total extracts of flavonoids of each plant were tested and four species studied showed antimicrobial activity.
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Cátedra de Química Orgánica y Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, 4000, Tucumán, Argentina. qob@csnat.unt.edu.ar
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001118:Argentina; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000494:pharmacology; D019448:Ethnobotany; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005419:Flavonoids; D002701:Chloramphenicol