Influence of alanine uptake on Staphylococcus aureus surface charge and its susceptibility to two cationic antibacterial agents, nisin and low molecular weight chitosan

Food Chemistry

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2397-2403

  Chen, Li Chen ^a   Chiang, Wen Dee ^b   Chen, Wei Chiuan ^a   Chen, Hui Huang ^a   Huang, Yao Wen ^c   Chen, Wei Jung ^a   Lin, Shih Bin ^a  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alanine; Anionic surface charge; Cationic antibacterial agent; Low molecular weight chitosan; Nisin; Zeta potential

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ANIONIC SURFACES; ANTIBACTERIAL AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSANS; NISIN;

ADSORPTION; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIA; CELL MEMBRANES; CHITOSAN; FLOCCULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

AMINO ACIDS;

ALANINE; CHITOSAN; NISIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOCCULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURFACE CHARGE; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ALANINE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHITOSAN; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NISIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84865331392     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.06.122     Document Type: Article

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