To provide an antibacterial agent effective against gram-positive bacteria, particularly an antibacterial agent that is safe even when added to foods and the like, and a disinfecting method.
An antibacterial agent comprising as an active ingredient either one or both of compounds represented by the following formula (1) and (2) contained in a labiatae plant extract:
This antibacterial agent has antibacterial activity against gram-positive bacteria belonging to the genus Staphylococcus, the genus Lactobacillus, the genus Listeria, the genus Alicyclobacillus or the genus Bacillus.
提供一种对革兰氏阳性菌有效的抗菌剂,特别是一种即使添加到食品等中也安全的抗菌剂,以及一种消毒方法。
一种抗菌剂,其有效成分包括唇形科
植物提取物中含有的下式(1)和(2)所代表的一种或两种化合物:
这种抗菌剂对属于葡萄球菌属、
乳酸杆菌属、李斯特菌属、阿利克氏菌属或芽孢杆菌属的革兰氏阳性菌具有抗菌活性。