| Antimicrobial properties of allium species. | |
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PMID: 21903379 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The antimicrobial activity of Allium species has long been recognized, with allicin, other thiosulfinates, and their transformation products having antimicrobial activity. Alliums are inhibitory against all tested microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites. Alliums inhibit multi-drug-resistant microorganisms and often work synergistically with common antimicrobials. Allium-derived antimicrobial compounds inhibit microorganisms by reacting with the sulfhydryl (SH) groups of cellular proteins. It used to be thought that allicin reacts only with cysteine and not with non-SH amino acids, but evidence has accumulated that allicin and other thiosulfinates also react with non-SH amino acids. |
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Kyu Hang Kyung |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-6 |
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Title: Current opinion in biotechnology Volume: - ISSN: 1879-0429 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-9 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9100492 Medline TA: Curr Opin Biotechnol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Sejong University, Food Science, Kunja-dong, Gwangjin-ku, Seoul, Republic of Korea. |
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