Antimicrobial Activities of Hydroxybiphenyl Derivatives (I)

  • Bae, Ki-Hwan (College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Yoo, Beong-Tae (College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lee, Myung-Koo (College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Seo, Won-Jun (College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 1985.06.01

Abstract

It was revealed that magnolol and honokiol isolated from the stem bark of Magnolia obovata, had potent antibacterial activity against Bacillus anthracis. A quantitative analytical method of magnolol and honokiol by HPLC has been established, and the amounts of the two components in the dried stem bark of M. obovata were 1, 94% and 0.44%, respectively.

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