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Mycobacteria
Recent studies by C.E. Kim and co-authors add new data to mycobacteria findings
April 14th, 2009
According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "To determine the capacity of extracts of Pelargonium reniforme and Pelargonium sidoides, plants of the Geraniaceae family, to stimulate the uptake and killing of mycobacteria by murine macrophages and to identify the constituents that are responsible. Bioassay-guided fractionation of aqueous P. reniforme extracts yielded five chemically distinct structures with the capacity to increase the rate of intracellular killing by macrophages." "These were: gallic acid, methyl gallate, myricetin and quercitin-3-O-beta-d-glucoside, in addition to the previously unrecognized constituent...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-14)
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