The Lion Dentifrice Co., Ltd.

The Lion Dentrifice Co., Ltd.

Tomonori Sakamoto

Yukichi Kimura

Takeshi Kanamori

Masafu Shinbo

Yutaka Saito

Shoji Kameyama

A novel antimicrobial agent is proposed which is effective for preventing growth of microorganisms belonging not only to bacteria but also to Eumycetes in foodstuffs, cosmetics, medicines and the like. The inventive antimicrobial agent contains 2',6'-dihydroxy-9-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl) octylphenone as the effective ingredient thereof and its effectiveness is exhibited in a concentration level of from 0.0001 to 1% by weight as the phenone compound in the foodstuff etc. Different from conventional synthetic antimicrobial agents used in foodstuffs and the like, the inventive antimicrobial agent is absolutely free from the problem of safety when taken into human body in any large amounts since the phenone compound as the effective ingredient thereof is a product of natural origin and can be obtained from mace by extraction.

Antimicrobial compositions containing an octylphenone

Oxidation of foodstuff is prevented by admixing with the foodstuff 2',6'-dihydroxy-9-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-octylphenone.

2',6'-Dihydroxy-9-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)octylphenone and its use as an

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Chiba, Japan

Tomonori Sakamoto