Variability in the content of active constituents and biological activity of Glycyrrhiza glabra.
Nine samples of Glycyrrhiza glabra were collected in various sites of Calabria, Italy, with the aim to determine the variability in the confront of active constituents and in antibacterial and antifungal activities of the extracts. The samples showed remarkable differences in chemical composition and biological activity.
Statti
Giancarlo A
GA
Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi della Calabria, via Pietro Bucci, I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
Tundis
Rosa
R
Sacchetti
Gianni
G
Muzzoli
Mariavittoria
M
Bianchi
Alberto
A
Menichini
Francesco
F
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006035:Glycyrrhiza; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014249:Trichophyton / Q000187:drug effects
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts