title: Anticariogenic activity of some tropical medicinal plants against Streptococcus mutans.
abstract: The methanol extracts of five tropical plants, Baeckea frutescens, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Kaempferia pandurata, Physalis angulata and Quercus infectoria, exhibited potent antibacterial activity against the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans. In particular, G. glabra, K. pandurata and P. angulata conferred fast killing bactericidal effect against S. mutans in 2 min at 50 microg/ml of extract concentration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology and Bioproducts Research Center, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, South Korea. jkhwang@yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jae-Kwan
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Jae-Seok
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Jae-Youn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000187:drug effects*; D014329:Tropical Climate
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents