Fitoterapia. 2002 Oct; 73(6): 536-9.

Antimicrobial activity of licorice flavonoids against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Fukai T, Marumo A, Kaitou K, Kanda T, Terada S, Nomura T.

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Toho University, 2-2-1 Miyama, Funabashi, Chiba 274-8510, Japan. fukai@pahr.toho-u.ac.jp

Nineteen flavonoids isolated from licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra, G. inflata and G. uralensis) were tested for their antimicrobial activities against methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin resistant S. aureus, Micrococcus luteus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.Copyright 2002 Elsevier Science B.V.