As the world population increases, there will be an increase in demand for poultry meat. To satisfy this requirement, sustainably a significant challenge as different countries face health problems. Additionally, decades, nutritionists have worked on sustainability broiler manufacturing plants. The usage of short- and medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), which positive effects growth promoters imm...

An attempt of synthesis 2-monolaurin from lauric acid through trilaurin as an intermediate compound has been successfully conducted. Trilaurin afforded via esterification reaction and glycerol with yield purity 78 84% respectively. Ethanolysis using Lipozyme TL IM enzyme resulted in the formation a 60 % 97%.

Running title: Monolaurin resistance in Enterococcus faecalis 10 11 Corresponding author. Mailing address: 12 * Dr Muriel Dufour 13 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 14 Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago 15 P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand 16 Phone +64 3 479 5411 17 Fax +64 3 479 8540 18 Email address: [email protected] 19 AC CE PT ED Copyright © 20...

Dodecylglycerol has a minimum inhibitory concentration of 4 micrograms/ml compared to 9 micrograms/ml for monolaurin (dodecanoylglycerol) with Streptococcus faecium ATCC 9790 as the test organism. The greater potency of dodecylglycerol can be correlated to its greater retention by the cell. Gram-positive bacteria were more susceptible than Gram-negative bacteria to dodecylglycerol. The antibact...

In the second part some new directions where important positive health benefits are seen for coconut oil are suggested. These benefits stem from coconut oilís use as a food with major antimicrobial and anticancer benefits. The rationale for this effect and some of the literature will be reviewed here. The health and nutritional benefits derived from coconut oil are unique and compelling. They a...

Phytochemicals and micronutrients represent a growing theme in antimicrobial defense; however, little is known about their anti-borreliae effects of reciprocal cooperation with antibiotics. A better understanding of this aspect could advance our knowledge and help improve the efficacy of current approaches towards Borrelia sp. In this study, phytochemicals and micronutrients such as baicalein, ...