Antimicrobial Properties of Natural Phenols and Related Compounds
Open Access
- 1 January 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied Microbiology
- Vol. 21 (3) , 507-510
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.21.3.507-510.1971
Abstract
Obtusastyrene (4-cinnamylphenol) displays effective antimicrobial activity in vitro against a variety of gram-positive bacteria, yeasts, and molds. The activity of obtusastyrene is not appreciably affected by pH, and its minimal inhibitory concentrations, 12 to 25 μg/ml for bacteria and 12 to 100 μg/ml for fungi, compare favorably with those of a number of synthetic, phenolic antimicrobial agents.Keywords
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