Growth Inhibition of Streptococcus from the Oral Cavity by α-Amyrin Esters

Five terpenoids were tested by the macrodilution broth method to determine their inhibition activity on cariogenic bacterial growth. In general, α-, β-amyrin and α-amyrin phenylacetate proved to be active, reducing the bacterial viability to less than 20%.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arturo Navarro-Ocaña, María del Carmen Wacher-Rodarte, Héctor Luna, Gloria Díaz-Ruiz, Liliana Hernández-Vázquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-10-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/11/12603