Potential Fatty Acid as Antibacterial Agent against Oral Bacteria of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis from Basil (Ocimum americanum): In vitro and in silico studies.

CONCLUSION: The lauric acid has potency as a new natural antibacterial agent through the MurA inhibition in bacterial cell wall biosynthesis.
PMID: 32652913 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Current Drug Discovery Technologies - July 11, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Herdiyati Y, Astrid Y, Shadrina AAN, Wiani I, Satari MH, Kurnia D Tags: Curr Drug Discov Technol Source Type: research