Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids extracted from bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso) peel, a byproduct of the essential oil industry

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2056-2064

  Mandalari, G ^a,c   Bennett, R N ^b   Bisignano, G ^c   Trombetta, D ^c   Saija, A ^c   Faulds, C B ^a   Gasson, M J ^a   Narbad, A ^a  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobials; Bergamot; Flavonoids; MIC; Synergism

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CITRUS FRUITS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESSENTIAL OILS; SALMONELLA; YEAST;

AGLYCONES; ANTIMICROBIAL; ANTIMICROBIAL POTENCY; BERGAMOT; DEGLYCOSYLATION; FLAVONOID; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MIC; NARINGENIN; SYNERGISM;

FLAVONOIDS;

AURANTIIN; BERGAMOT OIL; BIOFLAVONOID; ERIODICTYOL; ESSENTIAL OIL; HESPERETIN; NARINGENIN; NEOERIOCITRIN; NEOHESPERIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESSENTIAL OIL; FRUIT; PIGMENT; SYNERGISM; YEAST;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGLYCOSYLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA INNOCUA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CITRUS; CITRUS AURANTIUM BERGAMIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; LISTERIA INNOCUA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 36549050839     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03456.x     Document Type: Article

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