| Literature DB >> 17268067 |
Kumiko Horiuchi1, Sumiko Shiota, Teruo Kuroda, Tsutomu Hatano, Takashi Yoshida, Tomofusa Tsuchiya.
Abstract
We found that a crude extract from Salvia officinalis (sage) reduced the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of aminoglycosides in vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). We isolated the effective compound from the extract and identified it as carnosol, one of diterpenoids. Carnosol showed a weak antimicrobial activity, and greatly reduced the MICs of various aminoglycosides (potentiated the antimicrobial activity of aminoglycosides) and some other types of antimicrobial agents in VRE. Carnosic acid, a related compound, showed the similar activity. The effect of carnosol and carnosic acid with gentamicin was synergistic.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17268067 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.30.287
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Pharm Bull ISSN: 0918-6158 Impact factor: 2.233