Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of chondrillasterol isolated from Vernonia adoensis (Asteraceae)

Abstract Background Bacteria have developed resistance to most of the current antibiotics. There is evidence suggesting that plant-derived compounds have a potential for interacting with biological processes. One of the plants commonly used in African ethnomedicine is Vernonia adoensis from the Aste...

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Main Authors: Winnie Mozirandi, Dexter Tagwireyi, Stanley Mukanganyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2657-7