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Antimicrobial activities of 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone and its structurally related analogues against seven food-borne bacteria

  • Jun Hwan Park
  • , Kwan Seob Shim
  • , Hoi Seon Lee*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

Antimicrobial activities of 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone and its structurally related analogues (2,6-dichloro-, 2,6-dimethyl-, 2,5-dichloro-, and 2,5-dimethyl-) were evaluated at 0.5 mg/disc against seven food-borne bacteria. 2,6-Dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone showed antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus intermedius (22.0 mm), Staphlococcus epidermidis (19.5 mm), Shigella sonnei (16.0 mm), and Listeria monocytogenes (15.0 mm). Furthermore, these structural analogues exhibited antimicrobial activity against all tested food-borne bacteria except 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone. In conclusion, 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone and its structural analogues are useful as a source of food supplemental agents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)699-701
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of the Korean Society for Applied Biological Chemistry
Volume57
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014.12.3

Keywords

  • 2,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone
  • antimicrobial activity
  • food-borne bacteria
  • structural analogues

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry
  • Biological Sciences

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