Antibacterial Activity of Long-Chain Fatty Alcohols against Staphylococcus aureus

Antibacterial Activity of Long-Chain Fatty Alcohols against Staphylococcus aureus

The antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus of long-chain fatty alcohols was investigated, with a focus on normal alcohols. The antibacterial activity varied with the length of the aliphatic carbon chain and not with the water/octanol partition coefficient. 1-Nonanol, 1-decanol and 1-un...

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Main Authors: Yoshihiro Inoue, Hajime Hamashima, Kazutoyo Endo, Keisuke Matsuoka, Miki Nishizaka, Akiko Shiraishi, Naoko Togashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2007-02-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
Staphylococcus aureus
fatty alcohols
antibacterial activity
length of carbon chain
K+ ion leakage.
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/12/2/139/

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