title: Effect of lactose monolaurate on pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA. marie.walsh@usu.edu
authors.forename: Ashwini
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wagh
authors.forename: Shujie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Fen Ann
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Charles D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Marie K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D007785:Lactose / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007850:Lauric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D050296:Microbial Viability / Q000187:drug effects; D013395:Sucrose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007850:Lauric Acids; C018152:sucrose monolaurate; D013395:Sucrose; D007785:Lactose