Antimicrobial activity of carvacrol related to its chemical structure

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Authors

Abdelkarim Ben Arfa · Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes

Sébastien Combes · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

L. Preziosi-Belloy · Université de Montpellier

Nathalie Gontard · Ingénierie des Agropolymères et Technologies Emergentes

Pascale Chalier · Université de Montpellier

Abstract

This study has identified the importance of the hydrophobicity and the chemical structure of phenolic aroma compounds for antimicrobial activity and may contribute to a most rational use of these compounds as antimicrobial agent.

Topics & Keywords

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Phytochemistry and Biological Activities Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volume 43, Issue 2, pp. 149-154

DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2006.01938.x

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