Development of a method to quantify in vitro the synergistic activity of "natural" antimicrobials

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-258

  Dufour, M ^a   Simmonds, R S ^a   Bremer, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lactoperoxidase system; Lauricidin ; Monolaurin; Natural antimicrobials; Nisin; Synergism; Totarol

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENZYME; GLYCEROL LAURATE; LACTOPEROXIDASE; NISIN; PRESERVATIVE; TOTAROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACYLGLYCEROL; DITERPENE; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EVALUATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DITERPENES; DRUG SYNERGISM; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GLYCERIDES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LACTOPEROXIDASE; LAURATES; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOGLYCERIDES; NISIN;

EID: 0142029974     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(02)00544-5     Document Type: Article

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