Effects of Saponins against Clinical E. coli Strains and Eukaryotic Cell Line

Saponins are detergent-like substances showing antibacterial as well as anticancer potential. In this study, the effects of saponins from Quillaja saponaria were analyzed against prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Multidrug-resistant clinical E. coli strains were isolated from human urine. As eukaryo...

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Main Authors: Michał Arabski, Aneta Węgierek-Ciuk, Grzegorz Czerwonka, Anna Lankoff, Wiesław Kaca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/286216