Antibacterial study of the medium chain fatty acids and their 1-monoglycerides: Individual effects and synergistic relationships

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Batovska, Daniela I ^a   Todorova, Iva T ^a   Tsvetkova, Iva V ^b   Najdenski, Hristo M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

1 monoglycerides; Listeria monocytogenes; Medium chain fatty acids; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

1 MONOGLYCERIDE; ACYLGLYCEROL; ACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; DECANOIC ACID; GLYCEROL; GLYCEROL LAURATE; HYDROXYL GROUP; LAURIC ACID; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; MONOCAPRIN; MONOMYRISTIN; MYRISTIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; OCTANOIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; LISTERIA; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SYNTHESIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATTY ACIDS; GLYCERIDES; GLYCEROL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LAURATES; LAURIC ACIDS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MONOGLYCERIDES; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

CORYNEBACTERIUM; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 66649087367     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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