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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2025

Antibacterial potency of acyclic diester, oleic acid, and

Nicholas Kogo Kimutai, Philip A Ogutu, Rahab Kamau, Charles Mutai

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. BiogenicFrontiers in medicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Nicholas Kogo KimutaiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya.
Philip A OgutuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya.
Rahab KamauDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya.
Charles MutaiDepartment of Medical Laboratory Science, Bomet University College, Bomet, Kenya.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The increase in antibiotic-resistant microorganisms has led to the search of new and effective antimicrobial agents. Natural products from plants may, therefore, serve as alternative sources of substances for the treatment of these infections. Traditional practitioners use concoctions of Methods: Bioactivity testing was performed against selected microbes using disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods, as recommended by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Pure compounds were isolated using chromatographic procedures, and their structures were elucidated based on 1D and 2D NMR analyses. Results: Fractionation yielded two fatty acids, namely, 5-(2, 5-dimethylhexyl) 1-isopentyl 3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanedioate (acyclic diester) ( Conclusion:

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Acacia lahaiacyclic diester and traditional medicinefatty acidsLeucas calostachysresistance

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