In vitro susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to fatty acids and monoglycerides

Authors
Bergsson, G Steingrimsson, O Thormar, H
Citation
G. Bergsson et al., In vitro susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to fatty acids and monoglycerides, ANTIM AG CH, 43(11), 1999, pp. 2790-2792
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
ISSN journal
00664804 → ACNP
Volume
43
Issue
11
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2790 - 2792
Database
ISI
SICI code
0066-4804(199911)43:11<2790:IVSONG>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to several medium-chain fatty a cids and their l-monoglycerides was tested at a short inactivation time of 1 min. The results indicate that monocaprin, a monoglyceride of capric acid (10 carbon atoms, no double bonds), causes the fastest and most effective killing of all strains of N. gonorrhoeae tested.