Evidence that sorbic acid does not inhibit yeast as a classic 'weak acid preservative'

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 203-206

  Stratford, M ^a   Anslow, P A ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES;

ACID MOLECULES; ACID PRESERVATIVES; CARBON ACID; ETHANOL TOLERANCE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL STABILITY; NEUTRAL PH; SHORT CHAIN ALCOHOLS; SORBATES; WEAK ACIDS;

CYTOLOGY;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALDEHYDE; PRESERVATIVE; PROTON; SORBIC ACID;

ACIDIFICATION; ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; FOOD PRESERVATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GROWTH INHIBITION; LIPOPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PH; YEAST;

FUNGI;

EID: 0031740733     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.1998.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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