Antimicrobial properties of aromatic compounds of plant origin
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
3121479
DOI
10.1007/bf02887573
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- MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents MeSH
- Anti-Infective Agents * MeSH
- Plants, Medicinal * MeSH
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests MeSH
- Polycyclic Compounds isolation & purification pharmacology MeSH
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa drug effects MeSH
- Staphylococcus aureus drug effects MeSH
- Trichosporon drug effects MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Anti-Bacterial Agents MeSH
- Anti-Infective Agents * MeSH
- Polycyclic Compounds MeSH
The antimicrobial action of 11 compounds involving guaiacyl- and syringyl-like structures (low-molecular-weight part of lignin), gallic acid and its derivatives, cinnamic acid and its derivatives, veratric acid, anisic acid and crotonic acid (a total of 25 compounds) against bacteria, yeast-like organisms and protozoa was examined. Aromatic compounds modified in the C-side chain and aldehydes were effective preferentially against Trichomonas vaginalis, whereas against bacteria and yeast-like organisms eugenol was the most effective inhibitor.
