Antibacterial activity of 7-aminocholesterol, a new sterol |
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| Authors: | M Dherbomez L El kihel Y Letourneux |
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| Institution: | Laboratoire de Physicochimie des Substances Naturelles, Universitéde La Rochelle, Pôle Sciences, Avenue Marillac, 17 042 La Rochelle Cedex 1 France |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A new sterol, 7-aminocholesterol, which inhibits growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae , also displayed antibiotic activity against Gram-positive bacteria. The 50% growth inhibitory concentration against strains of Listeria innocua L. monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus hirae and Bacillus cereus was 3 μM. |
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| Keywords: | 7-aminocholesterol Antibacterial Steroid |
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