
Author Jon Kabara begins by revealing the surprisingly varied roles played by fats and cholesterol in the body
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Development of a virucidal cream containing the monoglyceride monocaprin. Pharmazie. 2005 Dec;60(12):897-9. Thorgeirsdottir TO, Hilmarsson H, Thormar H, Kristmundsdottir T.
Stable concentrated emulsions of the 1-monoglyceride of capric acid (monocaprin) with microbicidal activities against the food-borne bacteria Campylobacter jejuni, Salmonella spp., and Escherichia coli. Applied Environmental Microbiology. 2006 Jan;72(1):522-6. Thormar H, Hilmarsson H, Bergsson G.
Killing of Gram-positive cocci by fatty acids and monoglycerides. APMIS. 2001 Oct;109(10):670-8. Bergsson G, Arnfinnsson J, Steingrimsson O, Thormar H.
In vitro susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to fatty acids and monoglycerides. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1999 Nov;43(11):2790-2. Bergsson G, Steingrimsson O, Thormar H.
In vitro inactivation of Chlamydia trachomatis by fatty acids and monoglycerides. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1998 Sep;42(9):2290-4. Bergsson G, Arnfinnsson J, Karlsson SM, Steingrimsson O, Thormar H.
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