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Antimicrobial activity of vascular plants
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The array of compounds with unique structures which plants produce has served as a stimulus to continued search for useful antibiotics and active substances have been found in plants from 157 families.Abstract:
Numerous surveys have demonstrated the wide occurrence of active antimicrobial substances in higher plants. The array of compounds with unique structures which plants produce has served as a stimulus to continued search for useful antibiotics. Reports referred to in the table indicate that active substances have been found in plants from 157 families.read more
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Allicin, the Antibacterial Principle of Allium sativum. I. Isolation, Physical Properties and Antibacterial Action
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Antibiotic substances from the heart wood of Thuja plicata Don.
Holger Erdtman,Jarl Gripenberg +1 more
TL;DR: The heart-wood of Western red cedar, which possesses a low specific gravity and is very resistant towards decay, has been examined and an acid, C10H12O2, termed dehydroperillic acid, showing low toxicity and a very toxic ‘phenol’, m.p. 82°, of the same composition are furnished.
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