The antimicrobial activity of extracts of Geum rivale (Rosaceae) and that of some isolated constituents, on bacteria and fungi, was evaluated. The activity was concentrated in the triterpenes fraction and, for gram+ and gram- bacteria, also in the flavonoids fraction.
Geum rivale; Rosaceae; triterpenes; flavonoids; tannins; antimicrobial activity
NCBI PubMed ID: 11054853Publication DOI: 10.1002/1099-1573(200011)14:7<561::aid-ptr651>3.0.co;2-hJournal NLM ID: 8904486Publisher: Chichester: Wiley
Institutions: Dipartimento di Bioorganica e Biofarmacia, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Sezione di Biotossicologia, Dipartimento di Prevenzione A.U.S.L., Livorno, Italy
Methods: biological assays
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