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Antibiotic Principle from Moringa pterygosperma Part II: Chemical Nature of Pterygospermin

Author(s): Kurup PA, PL Narasimha Rao
Published in: Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. Jan 16, 2009
Volume: 31

This is the second article in a series of complimenting research papers. The researchers identified the antibiotic in Moringa pterygosperma's roots. They compared chemical's natural and man-made forms. After several tests, they proposed a structure for the natural antibiotic and its effectiveness at killing different species of bacteria. The natural form killed just as well as the man-made one.

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