| Literature DB >> 16236463 |
Toshio Fukai1, Kiyoshi Kaitou, Sumio Terada.
Abstract
Nine 2-arylbenzofurans isolated from Morus species were tested for their antimicrobial activities against methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA), Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among these compounds, chalcomoracin (a leaf phytoalexine of mulberry tree) exhibited considerable antibacterial activity against MRSAs (MICs 0.78 mug/ml).Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16236463 DOI: 10.1016/j.fitote.2005.06.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fitoterapia ISSN: 0367-326X Impact factor: 2.882