Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Abstract
The methanolic extract of sweet apple (Annona squamosa L.) showed a good antibacterial activity against both ATCC and clinical strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. 16 α Hydroxy-(-)-kauran-19-oic acid, was identified as the compound responsible for the antibacterial activity of this plant.
Keywords
Medical Microbiology
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
International Journal of Pharmacology
Volume
1
Issue
3
Publisher
Asian Network for Scientific Information
Additional Information
Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
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