Antimicrobial activity of Iberian macroalgae [PDF]
Scientia Marina, 2007 The antibacterial and antifungal activity of 82 marine macroalgae (18 Chlorophyceae, 25 Phaeophyceae and 39 Rhodophyceae) was studied to evaluate their potential for being used as natural preservatives in the cosmetic industry.
Noemí Salvador +3 more
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Human Chemokines as Antimicrobial Peptides with Direct Parasiticidal Effect on Leishmania mexicana In Vitro [PDF]
, 2013 Chemokines and chemokine receptor-mediated effects are important mediators of the immunological response and cure in human leishmaniasis. However, in addition to their signalling properties for leukocytes, many chemokines have also been shown to act ...
Collin, Mattias +5 more
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Production of silver-loaded zeolites and investigation of their antimicrobial activity [PDF]
, 2008 A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of PhilosophyThe production of silver-loaded zeolites either by ion exchange method or by isomorphous substitution of silver ions ...
Kwakye-Awuah, Bright
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An investigation into the use of metal nanoparticles and their oxides as antimicrobial agents [PDF]
, 2011 PhDNanotechnology is concerned with the study of processes and applications at the nanoscale (10-9 m), with objects that are generally smaller than 100 nm.
Vargas Reus, Miguel A.
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Development of Antimicrobial Stapled Peptides Based on Magainin 2 Sequence
Molecules, 2021 Magainin 2 (Mag2), which was isolated from the skin of the African clawed frog, is a representative antimicrobial peptide (AMP) that exerts antimicrobial activity via microbial membrane disruption.
Motoharu Hirano +6 more
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Antimicrobial Activity of Metals and Metalloids [PDF]
Annual Review of Microbiology, 2021 Competition shapes evolution. Toxic metals and metalloids have exerted selective pressure on life since the rise of the first organisms on the Earth, which has led to the evolution and acquisition of resistance mechanisms against them, as well as mechanisms to weaponize them.
Li, Yuan Ping +7 more
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The in Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Fruit and Leaf Crude Extracts of Momordica Charantia: A Tanzania Medicinal Plant. [PDF]
, 2009 To evaluate the antimicrobial activity of Momordica charantia extracts on reference strains and microorganisms isolated from clinical specimens.
Mwambete, KD +3 more
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EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY, GC-MS AND FT-IR PROFILE OF COW URINE DISTILLATES PREPARED FROM FRESH URINE OF INDIGENOUS COW BREEDS [PDF]
Exploratory Animal and Medical Research, 2023 The present study was undertaken to explore the antimicrobial potential of cow urine distillate (gomutra ark) against pathogenic microorganisms of medical and veterinary significance.
Ravi Kant Agrawal +9 more
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Antimicrobial peptides from the hemolymph of the prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology, 2010 The study was carried out to find the antimicrobial activity of hemolymph of Macrobrachium rosenbergii and to evaluate the antimicrobial compounds. The highest inhibition against Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus vulgaris and Klebsiella pneumonia (12 ...
Samuthirapandian Ravichandran +3 more
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Antimicrobial Activity Enhancers: Towards Smart Delivery of Antimicrobial Agents
Antibiotics, 2022 The development of effective treatments against infectious diseases is an extensive and ongoing process due to the rapid adaptation of bacteria to antibiotic-based therapies.
Mariusz Skwarczynski +11 more
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