Advanced search
Publication Cover
Pharmaceutical Biology Volume 46, 2008 - Issue 4
Submit an article Journal homepage
804
Views
18
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

A Naturally Occurring Inhibitory Agent from Hypericum sampsonii. with Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Zhi Yong Xiao School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
,
Winnie Ka Po Shiu Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, London, United Kingdom
,
Yi Han Zeng School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
,
Qing Mu School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
&
Simon Gibbons Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, The School of Pharmacy, University of London, London, United Kingdom
Pages 250-253 | Accepted 30 Aug 2007, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

References

  • An T Y, Hu L H, Chen Z L. A new xanthone derivative from Hypericum erectum.. Chin Chem Lett 2002; 13: 623–624
  • CDC. Staphylococcus areus resistant to vancomycin. U.S. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports 2002; 51: 565–567
  • Gibbons S, Moser E, Hausmann S, Stavri M, Smith E, Clennett C. An anti-staphylococcal acylphloroglucinol from Hypericum foliosum.. Phytochemistry 2005; 66: 1472–1475
  • Gibbons S, Ohlendorf B, Johnsen I. The genus Hypericum.—a valuable resource of anti-staphylococcal leads. Fitoterapia 2002; 73: 300–304
  • Gibbons S, Udo E E. The effect of reserpine, a modulator of multidrug efflux pumps, on the in vitro. activity of tetracycline against clinical isolates of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus. (MRSA) possessing the tet(K) determinant. Phytother Res 2000; 14: 139–140
  • Kaatz G W, Seo S M, Ruble C A. Efflux-mediated fluoroquinolone resistance in staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 1993; 37: 1086–1094
  • Lin C N, Chung M I, Liou S J, Lee T H, Want J P. Synthesis and anti-inflammatory effects of xanthone derivatives. J Pharm Pharmacol 1996; 48: 532–538
  • Luz Cardona M, Seoane E. Xanthone constituents of Hypericum ericoides.. J Nat Prod 1982; 45: 134–136
  • Mu Q, Gibbons S, Stavri M, Smith E, Zhou F S, Hu C Q. Antibacterial effects of Hypericum ascyron H. japonicum. against multidrug-resistant (MDR) Staphylococcus aureus.. Pharm Biol 2006; 44: 157–159
  • Peeters M J, Sarria J C. Clinical characteristics of linezolid resistant Staphylococcus aureus. infections. Am J Med Sci 2005; 330: 102–104
  • Shiu W KP, Gibbons S. Anti-staphylococcal acylphloroglucinols from Hypericum beanie.. Phytochemistry 2006; 67: 2568–2572

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.