Calorimetric analysis of antimicrobial effect of p-hydroxybenzoic acid alkyl esters

Biocontrol Science

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 67-73

  Okada, Fumihiro ^a   Kobayashi, Aki ^a   Fujiwara, Nobuki ^a   Arimoto, Naoko ^b   Takahashi, Katsutada ^b  

^a C   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial effect; Apparent binding affinity; Cosmetics and toiletries; Microbial calorimetry; Preservative; Specific growth activity

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032852492     PISSN: 13424815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4265/bio.4.67     Document Type: Article

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