In vitro susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to fatty acids and monoglycerides.
The susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to several medium-chain fatty acids and their 1-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.
Bergsson
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Institute of Biology, University of Iceland. gudmunb@rhi.hi.is
Steingrímsson
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Thormar
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D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005989:Glycerides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*
D005227:Fatty Acids; D005989:Glycerides