
%0 Journal Article
%A Goodrich, BS 
%A Roberts, DS 
%T Antimicrobial factors in wool wax
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1971/01/01
%V 24
%N 1
%P 153-159
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9710153
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9710153 
%X (+)-10-Methyldodecanoic acid and 12-methyltridecanoic acid have been isolated from the acid fraction of wool wax. These acids have a high inhibitory activity against Gram positive bacteria, but not against Gram negatives or fungi. A steric relationship with the Gram positive cell wall surface is suggested. 
