title: Light-mediated activities of some Thai medicinal plant teas.
abstract: Forty-one types of commercially available Thai medicinal teas were tested for their light-mediated activities against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus K147 methicillin-sensitive (Ms), Escherichia coli DC10, E. coli (wild), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 187 (wild), Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus. The results represent a first report of the light-mediated antimicrobial activities of Thai medicinal teas and suggest that phytochemical investigations may be warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, University Campus, #3529-6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada. ncheeptham@cariboo.bc.ca
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cheeptham
authors.forename: G H N
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Towers
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001628:Beverages; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D008027:Light; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts