Antibacterial activity of long-chain fatty alcohols against Staphylococcus aureus

Molecules

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-148

  Togashi, Naoko ^a   Shiraishi, Akiko ^a   Nishizaka, Miki ^a   Matsuoka, Keisuke ^a   Endo, Kazutoyo ^a   Hamashima, Hajime ^a   Inoue, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a SHOWA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Fatty alcohols; K+ ion leakage; Length of carbon chain; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FATTY ALCOHOL; POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLS, CULTURED; FATTY ALCOHOLS; POTASSIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33847748197     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/12020139     Document Type: Article

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