Advance in studies on antibacterial effect of flavonoids.
- Author:
Ting-Huo YOU
1
,
2
;
Fan LIU
3
;
Lu WEN
4
;
Yu-Xiao ZOU
3
;
Sen-Tai LIAO
3
;
Geng-Sheng XIAO
3
Author Information
1. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China. youtinghuo@
2. com
3. Key Laboratory of Agro-Food Processing of Guangdong Province, Sericulture and Agro-Food Research Institute of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510610, China.
4. Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou 510006, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
Bacteria;
drug effects;
Drug Synergism;
Flavonoids;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
Humans
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2013;38(21):3645-3650
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As antibiotic drug resistance has become one of the most serious threats to global public health, there is a pressing need to look for new effective therapeutic drugs. Flavonoids are a large class of chemicals widely exist in plants, and have such effects as direct antibiotics, synergistic antibiotics and inhibition of bacterial activity. In this article, we made a summary for the advance in studies on the antibacterial effects of flavonoids and their mechanism.
