A New Water-Soluble Bactericidal Agent for the Treatment of Infections Caused by Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacterial Strains

• Main Authors: Alessandro Presentato (Author), Elena Piacenza (Author), Antonino Scurria (Author), Lorenzo Albanese (Author), Federica Zabini (Author), Francesco Meneguzzo (Author), Domenico Nuzzo (Author), Mario Pagliaro (Author), Delia Chillura Martino (Author), Rosa Alduina (Author), Rosaria Ciriminna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Grapefruit and lemon pectin obtained from the respective waste citrus peels via hydrodynamic cavitation in water only are powerful, broad-scope antimicrobials against Gram-negative and -positive bacteria. Dubbed IntegroPectin, these pectic polymers functionalized with citrus flavonoids and terpenes...