Chestnut leaves yield extract that disarms deadly staph bacteria

Friday, August 21, 2015 - 17:50 in Biology & Nature

The study of a chestnut leaf extract, rich in ursene and oleanene derivatives, shows that it that blocks Staphlococcus aureus virulence and pathogenesis without detectable resistance.

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