Open AccessEffect of Lactose Monolaurate on Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Bacteria
Author(s) -
Ashwini Wagh,
Shu-Jie Shen,
Fen Ann Shen,
Charles Miller,
Marie K. Walsh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.07701-11
Subject(s) - listeria monocytogenes , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , lactose , antimicrobial , pathogenic bacteria , gram positive bacteria , biology , sucrose , chemistry , food science , genetics
The antimicrobial activities of sucrose monolaurate and a novel ester, lactose monolaurate (LML), were tested. Gram-positive bacteria were more susceptible than Gram-negative bacteria to both esters. The minimal bactericidal concentrations of LML were 5 to 9.5 mM for Listeria monocytogenes isolates and 0.2 to 2 mM for Mycobacterium isolates.
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