Bioprospecting for anti-Streptococcus mutans: The activity of 10% Sesbania grandiflora flower extract comparable to erythromycin

Objective: To search an herbal material, capable of inhibiting plaque producing bacteria Streptococcus mutans. Methods: Twenty materials comprising 10 flowers and 10 rhizomes were extracted with 70% ethanol. Their activity was then examined at a concentration of 10% (w/v) against Streptococcus mutan...

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Main Authors: Azis Saifudin, Alfian Mahardika Forentin, Arini Fadhilah, Kuswandi Tirtodiharjo, Witri Dyah Melani, Devita Widyasari, Tri Agus Saroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-09-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115310029