Antimicrobial activity of licorice flavonoids against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Nineteen flavonoids isolated from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, G. inflata and G. uralensis) were tested for their antimicrobial activities against methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistant S. aureus, Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Fukai
Toshio
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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan. fukai@pahr.toho-u.ac.jp
Marumo
Ai
A
Kaitou
Kiyoshi
K
Kanda
Toshihisa
T
Terada
Sumio
S
Nomura
Taro
T
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006035:Glycyrrhiza; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D016982:Micrococcus luteus / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018517:Plant Roots; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005419:Flavonoids