Potentiation of Antifungal Activity of Sorbic Acid

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 4052-4055

  Kubo, Isao ^a   Lee, Sang Hwa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Polygodial, H+ ATPase; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Sorbic acid; Synergist

Indexed keywords

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0001417173     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980174o     Document Type: Article

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