What is it about?
The need for the discovery of new therapies against microbes cannot be over emphasized. two flavonoids were isolated from C. pedunculata and tested for their antimicrobial activity against some microorganisms including some resistant strains (MRSA and VRE). Both compounds showed promising results.
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Why is it important?
The compounds will improve our chances of winning the war against so called super bugs
Perspectives
Plants definitely are a rich source of chemical agents and this paper is one among many that confirms this
Mr Nasir Tajuddeen
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
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This page is a summary of: Flavonoids with antimicrobial activity from the stem bark ofCommiphora pedunculata(Kotschy & Peyr.) Engl., Natural Product Research, August 2014, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.947488.
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