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Antimicrobial properties of tannins

Augustin Scalbert
- 01 Jan 1991 - 
- Vol. 30, Iss: 12, pp 3875-3883
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Tannin toxicity for fungi, bacteria and yeasts is reviewed and compared to toxicity of related lower molecular weight phenols and the dependence of toxicity on tannin structure is examined.
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This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 1991-01-01. It has received 2129 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tannin & Polyphenol.

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Plant Products as Antimicrobial Agents

TL;DR: The current status of botanical screening efforts, as well as in vivo studies of their effectiveness and toxicity, are summarized and the structure and antimicrobial properties of phytochemicals are addressed.
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Ferric reducing/antioxidant power assay: direct measure of total antioxidant activity of biological fluids and modified version for simultaneous measurement of total antioxidant power and ascorbic acid concentration

TL;DR: The ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay is a recently developed, direct test of “total antioxidant power” that facilitates experimental and clinical studies investigating the relationship among antioxidant status, dietary habits, and risk of disease.
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Phenolics and polyphenolics in foods, beverages and spices: Antioxidant activity and health effects – A review

TL;DR: A review of phenolic and polyphenolic compounds can be found in this article, which summarizes both the synthetic and natural phenolic antioxidants, emphasizing their mode of action, health effects, degradation products and toxicology.
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Tannins and Human Health: A Review

TL;DR: The aim of this review is to summarize and analyze the vast and sometimes conflicting literature on tannins and to provide as accurately as possible the needed information for assessment of the overall effects of tannin effects on human health.
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Antibacterial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals on antibiotic-resistant bacteria

TL;DR: In this paper, the antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and phytochemicals was evaluated with antibiotic susceptible and resistant microorganisms, and the possible synergistic effects when associated with antibiotics were studied.
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Seasonal changes in oak leaf tannins and nutrients as a cause of spring feeding by winter moth caterpillars

TL;DR: The content of oak leaf tannins, which inhibit the growth of winter moth larvae, increases during the summer and may render leaves less suitable for insect growth by further reducing the availability of nitrogen and perhaps also by influencing leaf palatability.
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Evidence for a specific uptake system for iron phytosiderophores in roots of grasses.

TL;DR: The results indicate the existence of a specific uptake system for Fe(III)phytosiderophores in roots of barley and all other graminaceous species and two strategies are evident for the acquisition of iron by plants under iron deficiency.
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Iron-binding Proteins in Milk and Resistance to Escherichia coli Infection in Infants

J. J. Bullen, +2 more
- 08 Jan 1972 - 
TL;DR: The bacteriostatic properties of milk were abolished if the iron-binding proteins were saturated with iron, and this effect was also abolished by saturating the lactoferrin with iron.
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Iron-binding proteins in milk and resistance to Escherichia coli infection in infants.

TL;DR: It seems that iron-binding proteins in milk may play an important part in resistance to infantile enteritis caused by E. coli.
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