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  2. Growth inhibition of Streptococcus from the oral cavity by α-amyrin esters

Growth inhibition of Streptococcus from the oral cavity by α-amyrin esters

  • Molecules. 2012 Oct 25;17(11):12603-11. doi: 10.3390/molecules171112603.
Gloria Díaz-Ruiz 1 Liliana Hernández-Vázquez Héctor Luna María del Carmen Wacher-Rodarte Arturo Navarro-Ocaña
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Affiliation

  • 1 Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Química, UNAM, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria 04510, Mexico.
Abstract

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%.

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