Inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Garlic Extract

Inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Garlic Extract

OF late there has been an intense search for antibacterial substances effective against acid-fast bacteria, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Apart from the chemotherapeutic work on sulphones and related compounds, a number of antibiotics of fungal origin have been reported1-7. However, antib...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1946-04, Vol.157 (3988), p.441-441
Hauptverfasser: RAO, R. RAGHUNANDANA, RAO, S. SRINIVASA, NATARAJAN, S, VENKATARAMAN, P. R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Bacteria
Garlic
Humanities and Social Sciences
letter
multidisciplinary
Mycobacterium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Old Medline
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
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Zusammenfassung:OF late there has been an intense search for antibacterial substances effective against acid-fast bacteria, particularly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Apart from the chemotherapeutic work on sulphones and related compounds, a number of antibiotics of fungal origin have been reported1-7. However, antibacterials from the higher plants do not appear to have been tested against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/157441b0