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Antibacterial constituents from Uncaria tomentosa

@inproceedings{White2011AntibacterialCF,
  title={Antibacterial constituents from Uncaria tomentosa},
  author={Graham White and Natalie Bourbonnais-Spear and Frank Harold Garner},
  year={2011}
}
traditionally used for treatment of several diseases including its theoretic use in microbial We have isolated three flavonoids (Artochamin C, 5'Hydroxycudraflavone A and Dihydrocudraflavone B) based on bioactivity guided isolation. [...] Key Result All compounds showed significant antibacterial activities against Escherchia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bacillus subtilis.Expand
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