In Vitro Antimicrobial and Modulatory Activity of the Natural Products Silymarin and Silibinin

Silymarin is a standardized extract from the dried seeds of the milk thistle (Silybum marianum L. Gaertn.) clinically used as an antihepatotoxic agent. The aim of this study was to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal activity of silymarin and its major constituent (silibinin) against differ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dayanne Rakelly de Oliveira, Saulo Relison Tintino, Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais Braga, Aline Augusti Boligon, Margareth Linde Athayde, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Irwin Rose Alencar de Menezes, Roselei Fachinetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/292797