Study on the mechanisms of the antibacterial action of some plant α,β-unsaturated aldehydes

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-290

  Trombetta, D ^a   Saija, A ^a,b   Bisignano, G ^a   Arena, S ^a   Caruso, S ^c   Mazzanti, G ^b   Uccella, N ^c   Castelli, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

2-NONENAL; ALKENALS; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTION; ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECTS; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; HEXANAL; PHOSPHATIDYL CHOLINE; THERMOTROPIC BEHAVIOR; UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES;

LIPOSOMES;

2 DECENAL; 2 HEPTENAL; 2 HEXAENAL; 2 NONENAL; 2 OCTENAL; 2,4 DECADIENAL; ALDEHYDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG SCREENING; EVALUATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT PRODUCT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036399446     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1472-765X.2002.01190.x     Document Type: Article

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