Short- and medium-chain fatty acids exhibit antimicrobial activity for oral microorganisms

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 650-654

  Huang, Chifu B ^a   Alimova, Yelena ^a   Myers, Taylor M ^a   Ebersole, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Bacterial ecology; Long chain fatty acids; Medium chain; Short chain

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BUTYRIC ACID; DECANOIC ACID; DECANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEXANOIC ACID; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOBUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOVALERIC ACID; LAURIC ACID; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MYRISTIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALMITIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DRUG EFFECT; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

ACETIC ACID; ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BIOFILMS; BUTYRIC ACID; CANDIDA ALBICANS; DECANOIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FORMIC ACIDS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HEXANOIC ACIDS; HUMANS; ISOBUTYRIC ACIDS; LAURIC ACIDS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MOUTH; MYRISTIC ACID; OCTANOIC ACIDS; PALMITIC ACID; PENTANOIC ACIDS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS;

EID: 79959379566     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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