CHEBI:65256 - antimicrobial food preservative

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ChEBI Name antimicrobial food preservative
ChEBI ID CHEBI:65256
Definition A food preservative which prevents decomposition of food by preventing the growth of fungi or bacteria. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food preservatives are from E200 to E299, divided into sorbates (E200-209), benzoates (E210-219), sulfites (E220-229), phenols and formates (E230-239), nitrates (E240-259), acetates (E260-269), lactates (E270-279), propionates (E280-289) and others (E290-299).
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256) is a antimicrobial agent (CHEBI:33281)
antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256) is a food preservative (CHEBI:65255)
Incoming acetic acid (CHEBI:15366) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
benzoic acid (CHEBI:30746) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
biphenyl (CHEBI:17097) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
butyl benzoate (CHEBI:156070) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
ethylparaben (CHEBI:31575) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
methylparaben (CHEBI:31835) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
natamycin (CHEBI:7488) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
nisin (CHEBI:71629) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
potassium sorbate (CHEBI:77868) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
propyl benzoate (CHEBI:156072) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
sodium benzoate (CHEBI:113455) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
sodium nitrite (CHEBI:78870) has role antimicrobial food preservative (CHEBI:65256)
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antimicrobial food preservatives ChEBI
antimicrobial preservative ChEBI
antimicrobial preservatives ChEBI
Last Modified
13 October 2021