1.Antimicrobial Effects of Linalool and alpha-Terpineol against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Korean.
Saeng Gon KIM ; Mi Hwa CHOI ; Soon Nang PARK ; Joong Ki KOOK
International Journal of Oral Biology 2013;38(2):51-54
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the important causative microbes for nosocomial infection and has been isolated from the dental environment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial activity of linalool and alpha-terpineol against MRSA isolates from a Korean population. In the experiments, we determined the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MBCs) of these two compounds against 18 strains of MRSA. The data revealed that the MIC90/MBC90 values of linalool and alpha-terpineol against MRSA were >12.8 mg/ml and 6.4 mg/ml, respectively. These results indicate that alpha-terpineol has more potent antimicrobial activity against MRSA than linalool and may have utility as an anti-MRSA cleansing agent for dental instruments and dental unit chairs.
Cross Infection
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Cyclohexenes
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Dental Instruments
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Detergents
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Methicillin Resistance
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Monoterpenes
2.Evaluation of Relapse according to Set-back Degree of the Mandible at Bilateral Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy in Mandibular Prognathism Patients
Kyung Hwan YOO ; Su Gwan KIM ; Seong Yong MOON ; Ji Su OH ; Saeng Gon KIM ; Jin Ju PARK ; Jong Won JUNG ; Dae Woong YOON ; Seong Su YANG
Journal of the Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2011;33(4):319-322