title: On the antibacterial activity of roots of Capparis spinosa L.
abstract: A decoction of Capparis spinosa L. roots, widely used in the traditional folk medicine of southern Italy, was prepared and submitted to antibacterial activity tests, which showed an interesting bacteriostatic activity on the growth of Deinococcus radiophilus. Heterocyclic compounds were also recovered from the chloroformic extract of the roots.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, A. Mangini, Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boga
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forlani
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calienni
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hindley
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hochkoeppler
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozzi
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zanna
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D031484:Capparis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D034301:Deinococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts