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Antimicrobial activity of berberine--a constituent of Mahonia aquifolium

Cernakova, M. and Kostalova, D. · Folia Microbiologica · 2002

Preclinical

Abstract

Berberine, the main protoberberine alkaloid of Mahonia aquifolium, showed broad antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, filamentous fungi and yeasts, characterising the antimicrobial basis of Oregon grape.

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Cernakova, M. and Kostalova, D (2002) 'Antimicrobial activity of berberine--a constituent of Mahonia aquifolium', Folia Microbiologica, 47(4), pp. 375-378. doi:10.1007/BF02818693

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