Alkyl ferulic acid esters: Evaluating their structure and antibacterial properties

Ferulic acid (FA) is a natural antibacterial agent rich in plants, FA has excellent antioxidant and antibacterial properties. However, because of its short alkane chain and large polarity, FA is difficult to penetrate the soluble lipid bilayer in the biofilm to enter the cell to play an inhibitory r...

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Main Authors: Wei Song, Jiaying Xin, Chong Yu, Chungu Xia, Yu Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1135308/full