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Abstract
The antibacterial activity of xanthorrhizol, isolated from the methanol extract of Curcuma
xanthorrhiza roots, was evaluated against oral microorganisms in comparison with chlorhexi-
dine. 䊚 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Corresponding author.
E-mail address: jkhwang@yonsei.dc.kr ŽJ.K.Hwang.
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Antibacterial activity of xanthorrhizol a
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation
ŽKOSEF. through the Bioproducts Research Center at Yonsei University.
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