Antimicrobial activities of stearidonic and gamma-linolenic acids from the green seaweed Enteromorpha linza against several oral pathogenic bacteria

Botanical Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Park, Nam Hee ^a   Choi, Jae Suk ^b   Hwang, Seon Yeong ^a   Kim, Yang Chun ^a   Hong, Yong Ki ^c   Cho, Kwang Keun ^d   Choi, In Soon ^b  

^a Gijang Local Products Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Silla University   (South Korea)

^c Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^d Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Enteromorpha linza; Gamma linolenic acid; Oral pathogen; Porphyromonas gingivalis; Prevotella intermedia; Stearidonic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886416699     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1999-3110-54-39     Document Type: Article

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