Autoxidation as a cause of antibacterial activity in unsaturated fatty acids.

Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Arachidonic Acids/metabolism Bacteria/drug effects Bacteriological Techniques Bacteroides/drug effects Chromatography, Gas Chromatography, Thin Layer Clostridium perfringens/drug effects Escherichia coli/drug effects Fatty Acids, Unsaturated/pharmacology Linoleic Acids/metabolism Linolenic Acids/metabolism Oleic Acids/metabolism Oxidation-Reduction Staphylococcus/drug effects Time Factors

Anti-Bacterial Agents Arachidonic Acids Fatty Acids, Unsaturated Linoleic Acids Linolenic Acids Oleic Acids