Binary combinations of BHA and other natural and synthetic phenolics: Antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and antioxidant capacity

Food Control

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 303-309

  Fernández Álvarez, Laura ^a   del Valle, Pilar ^a   de Arriaga, Dolores ^a   García Armesto, María Rosario ^a   Rúa, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antagonistic interaction; Antioxidant capacity; BHA; Binary combinations; Phenolic compounds; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897674586     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.02.020     Document Type: Article

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