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Antifungal 3-hydroxy fatty acids from Lactobacillus plantarum MiLAB 14

  • Jörgen Sjögren
  • , Jesper Magnusson
  • , Anders Broberg
  • , Johan Schnürer
  • , Lennart Kenne

    Publication: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

    Abstract

    We report the identification and chemical characterization of four antifungall substances, 3-(R)-hydroxydecanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-5-cis-dodecenoic acid, 3-(R)-hydroxydodecanoic acid and 3-(R)-hydroxytetradecanoic acid, from Lactobacillus plantarum MiLAB 14. The concentrations of the 3-hydroxy fatty acids in the supernatant followed the bacterial growth. Racemic mixtures of the saturated 3-hydroxy fatty acids showed antifungal activity against different molds and yeasts with MICs between 10 and 100 mug ml(-1).
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7554-7557
    Number of pages4
    JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
    Volume69
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2003

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