Berry phenolics: Antimicrobial properties and mechanisms of action against severe human pathogens

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-32

  Nohynek, Liisa J ^a   Alakomi, Hanna Leena ^a   Kähkönen, Marja P ^b   Heinonen, Marina ^b   Helander, Ilkka M ^a,b   Oksman Caldentey, Kirsi Marja ^a   Puupponen Pimiä, Riitta H ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

1 N PHENYLNAPHTHYLAMINE; BLACK CURRANT EXTRACT; CARBON 14; CHOKEBERRY EXTRACT; CLOUDBERRY EXTRACT; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; CROWBERRY EXTRACT; ELLAGITANNIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; GALACTOSE; GALLIC ACID; HIGHBUSH BILBERRY EXTRACT; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; LINGONBERRY EXTRACT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; RASPBERRY EXTRACT; ROWANBERRY EXTRACT; STRAWBERRY EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS EXTRACT;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BERRY; BILBERRY; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CELL VIABILITY; CHOKEBERRY; CLOUDBERRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWBERRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FINLAND; FLUORESCENCE; FREEZING; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGHBUSH BILBERRY; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; RASPBERRY; ROWANBERRY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SORBUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAWBERRY;

1-NAPHTHYLAMINE; ANTHOCYANINS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COUMARIC ACIDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVONOLS; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIPPOPHAE; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PHENOLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RIBES; ROSACEAE; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; RUBUS CHAMAEMORUS; RUBUS GLAUCUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33746571435     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc5401_4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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