16 α Hydroxy-(-)-kauran-19-oic Acid: An Antibacterial Diterpene from Sweet Apple (Annona squamosa L., Annonaceae)

Wiart, Christophe and Au, Ta Siang and Mohd, Yusof and Hassan, Hamimah and Sulaiman, Mazdida (2005) 16 α Hydroxy-(-)-kauran-19-oic Acid: An Antibacterial Diterpene from Sweet Apple (Annona squamosa L., Annonaceae). International Journal of Pharmacology, 1 (3). pp. 296-298. ISSN 1811-7775, DOI https://doi.org/10.3923/ijp.2005.296.298.

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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.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Uncontrolled Keywords: Medical Microbiology
Subjects: R Medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine
Depositing User: hamimah hamimah hassan
Date Deposited: 07 Aug 2012 01:19
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2020 00:56
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3560

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