Aqueous and Organic Solvent-Extracts of Selected South African Medicinal Plants Possess Antimicrobial Activity against Drug-Resistant Strains of Helicobacter pylori: Inhibitory and Bactericidal Potential

Aqueous and Organic Solvent-Extracts of Selected South African Medicinal Plants Possess Antimicrobial Activity against Drug-Resistant Strains of Helicobacter pylori: Inhibitory and Bactericidal Potential

The aim of this study was to identify sources of cheap starting materials for the synthesis of new drugs against Helicobacter pylori. Solvent-extracts of selected medicinal plants; Combretum molle, Sclerocarya birrea, Garcinia kola, Alepidea amatymbica and a single Strychnos species were investigate...

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Main Authors: Collise Njume, Roland N. Ndip, Afolayan A. Jide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
drug discovery
Helicobacter pylori
medicinal plants
antimicrobial activity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/12/9/5652/

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