ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF TEA AND COFFEE AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS AND MICROCOCCUS SPECIES

Authors
CHOWDHURY B MUKHOPADHYAY S
Citation
B. Chowdhury et S. Mukhopadhyay, ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF TEA AND COFFEE AGAINST STREPTOCOCCUS AND MICROCOCCUS SPECIES, Medical science research, 24(11), 1996, pp. 771-772
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Medical science research → ACNP
ISSN journal
02698951
Volume
24
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
771 - 772
Database
ISI
SICI code
0269-8951(1996)24:11<771:AAOTAC>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Extracts of black tea, green tea and coffee inhibited the growth of va rious species of Streptococcus and Micrococcus. Tea and coffee also sh owed bactericidal activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Microc occus luteus. Heat treatment of extracts did not affect the inhibitory or bactericidal effects, indicating the unlikely involvement of prote in(s) in bactericidal activity.