Antimicrobial Activity of 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid andtrans4-Hydroxycinnamic Acid Isolated and Identified from Rice Hull
Author(s) -
Jeong-Yong CHO,
Jae-Hak MOON,
Ki-Young Seong,
Keun-Hyung PARK
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1347-6947
pISSN - 0916-8451
DOI - 10.1271/bbb.62.2273
Subject(s) - hydroxycinnamic acid , antimicrobial , chemistry , hydroxybenzoic acid , coumaric acid , botany , organic chemistry , biology , antioxidant
Two antimicrobial substances in rice hull were isolated and identified as 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and trans 4-hydroxycinnamic acid by LC-MS, and 1H- and 13C-NMR. An evaluation of 50% inhibition of growth (IC50) revealed that the two substances had different inhibition profiles against various microorganisms. Most of the gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria were sensitive to trans 4-hydroxycinnamic acid and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid at IC50 concentrations of 100-170 and 160 micrograms/ml, respectively.
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