Study of antimicrobial activity and atomic force microscopy imaging of the action mechanism of cashew tree gum - Campos, Débora A.; Ribeiro, Alexandra C.; Costa, Eduardo M.; Fernandes, João C.; Tavaria, Freni K.; Araruna, Felipe Bastos; Eiras, Carla; Eaton, Peter; Leite, José Roberto S.A.; Manuela Pintado, M. (Carbohydrate polymers, 2012)
Keywords: Anacardium; Anti-Infective Agents - isolation & purification; Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology; anti-infective properties; Antibacterial agents; Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents; Antimicrobial; Applied sciences; Atomic force microscopy; Biological and medical sciences; Candida albicans; cashew nuts; Cashew tree gum; Enterococcus faecium; Exact sciences and technology; Gram-positive bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacteria - drug effects; Gram-Positive Bacteria - physiology; image analysis; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Listeria innocua; mechanism of action; Mechanism of action and MRSA; Medical sciences; Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods; Microscopy, Atomic Force - methods; Natural polymers; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Physicochemistry of polymers; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Gums - isolation & purification; Plant Gums - pharmacology; Starch and polysaccharides; Trees; Antimicrobial; Cashew tree gum; Atomic force microscopy; Mechanism of action and MRSA; Cell proliferation; Anacardium occidentale; Experimental study; Biological activity; Antimicrobial agent; Natural gum; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Concentration effect; Plant origin; Oside polymer; Spermatophyta; Mechanism of action; Anacardiaceae