Purity, antimicrobial activities and olfactory evaluations of 2-phenylethanol and some derivatives / Leopold Jirovetz in The journal of essential oil research, Vol. 20 N°1 (Janvier/Fevrier 2008)  

Purity, antimicrobial activities and olfactory evaluations of 2-phenylethanol and some derivatives [texte imprimé] / Leopold Jirovetz, Auteur ; Gerhard Buchbauer, Auteur ; Erich Schmidt, Auteur . - 2008 . - pp. 82-85.
Génie Chimique
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in The journal of essential oil research > Vol. 20 N°1 (Janvier/Fevrier 2008) . - pp. 82-85

Mots-clés :	2-Phenylethanol 2-phenylethyl formate acetate propionate butyrate isobutyrate benzoate salicylate valerate isovalerate pivalate cinnamate methylether phenyl-acetate Antimicrobial activity Olfactory description
Résumé :	Commercially available 2-phenylethanol and some of its derivatives were analyzed for their purity using GC and GC/MS. The olfactory quality of the samples was evaluated by professional perfumers. Antimicrobial tests using an agar dilution and an agar diffusion method were done to obtain information about their activities against some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria as well as the yeast Candida albicans. The effects were compared with those of the phenolic compound eugenol and some synthetic antibiotics. Most of the investigated compounds were found to show a characteristic, pleasant odor, mostly with a sweet-floral top-note, but do not possess a high activity against many strains of microorganisms used.
ISSN :	1041-2905
En ligne :	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10412905.2008.9699429