title: Antimicrobial activity of licorice flavonoids against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan. fukai@pahr.toho-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marumo
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaitou
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Sumio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomura
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005419:Flavonoids