Activity of virgin coconut oil, lauric acid or monolaurin in combination with lactic acid against Staphylococcus aureus

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 969-985

  Tangwatcharin, Pussadee ^a   Khopaibool, Prapaporn ^b  

^a THAKSIN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial agent; Lactic acid; Lauric acid; Lipid; Monolaurin; Staphylococcus aureus; Virgin coconut oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COCONUT OIL; GLYCEROL LAURATE; LACTIC ACID; LAURIC ACID; LAURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MONOACYLGLYCEROL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; LACTIC ACID; LAURATES; LAURIC ACIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MONOGLYCERIDES; PLANT OILS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWINE;

EID: 84868608596     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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