Development of agar diffusion method for dosage of gramicidin

Gramicidin, an antimicrobial peptide active against Gram positive bacteria, is commonly used in pharmaceutical preparations for topical use. Considering that only the turbidimetric method has been described in the literature, the present study sought to develop and validate an agar diffusion method...

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Main Authors: Ana Gabriela Reis Solano, Larissa de Melo Campos Sousa Pereira, Míriam de Fátima Vianna Leonel, Elzíria de Aguiar Nunan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502011000300014