Zerumbone from Zingiber zerumbet (L.) smith: a potential prophylactic and therapeutic agent against the cariogenic bacterium Streptococcus mutans.

Thiago Moreira da SilvaCarlos Danniel PinheiroPatricia Puccinelli OrlandiCarlos Cleomir PinheiroGemilson Soares Pontes

Published in: BMC complementary and alternative medicine (2018)

These results draw attention to the potential of zerumbone as antimicrobial agent against S. mutans infection, indicating its possible use in the phyto-pharmaceutical formulations as new approach to prevent and treat tooth decay disease.

Keyphrases

biofilm formation
candida albicans
staphylococcus aureus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
working memory
human health
escherichia coli
climate change