Lipid Flip-Flop-Inducing Antimicrobial Phytochemicals from <i>Gymnema sylvestre</i> are Bacterial Membrane Permeability Enhancers
Himadri Gourav Behuria, Gandarvakottai Senthilkumar Arumugam, Chandan Pal, Ashis Kumar Jena, Santosh Kumar Sahu
Abstract
can be used as adjuvant therapeutics to enhance the efficacy of antibacterials by increasing their bioavailability in the target bacteria.
Topics & Concepts
Gymnema sylvestreChemistryAntibacterial activityLupeolMembrane permeabilityPhospholipidBiochemistryMembrane fluidityMembraneBacteriaBiologyTraditional medicineMedicineGeneticsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorSphingolipid Metabolism and SignalingEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity