Bactericidal activities of milk lipids

The bactericidal capacity of digestion products of bovine milk triglyceride s and membrane lipids was tested in vitro using Escherichia call O157:H7, S almonella enteritidis, Campylobacter jejuni, Listeria monocytogenes, and Cl ostridium perfringens. C-10:0 and C-12:0 Fatty acids and digestion products of sphingolipids appeared to be effective bactericidal agents, whereas dig estion products of phosphoglycerides were moderately bactericidal. Thus, mi lk fat sphingolipids and triglycerides, particularly those containing C-10: (0) and C-12:(0) fatty acids, may protect against food-borne gastroenteriti s,