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Antibacterial and anti-adherence effects of a plant extract mixture (PEM) and its individual constituent extracts (

Zaleha Shafiei, Zubaidah Haji Abdul Rahim, Koshy Philip, Nalina Thurairajah

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Article in PeerJ, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Health Effects of Psidium guajava L. Leaves: An Overview of the Last Decade.International journal of molecular sciences · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zaleha ShafieiDepartment of Oral Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Clinical Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Zubaidah Haji Abdul RahimDepartment of Oral Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
Koshy PhilipInstitute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
Nalina ThurairajahCentre for Pre-U Studies, UCSI University , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
University of Malaya · MYNational University of Malaysia · MYUCSI University · MY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlant extracts mixture (PEM) and its individual constituent plant extracts(

methodsFresh leaves of these plants were used in the preparation of the respective aqueous extract decoctions. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of the extracts towards

resultsThe PEM compared with its respective constituent plants showed the lowest MIC towards DISCUSSION: The combination of the active constituents of the individual plant extracts in PEM may contribute to its low MIC giving rise to the synergistic effect. The different anti-adherence effect towards

Indexed as

NAM systemScanning Electron MicroscopyStreptococcus mutansStreptococcus sanguinis

Identifiers

PMID27761322
PMCPMC5068394
OpenAlexW2527994931

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