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. 1965 Sep;13(5):660–662. doi: 10.1128/am.13.5.660-662.1965

Vitamin K5 as a Fungistatic Agent1

Larry S Merrifield 1, H Y Yang 1
PMCID: PMC1058320  PMID: 5867645

Abstract

The effectiveness of vitamin K5 in controlling the growth of different molds at varying pH levels in a culture medium, in tomato juice, and in several berry purees was studied. The molds studied were Aspergillus, Botrytis, Hormodendrum, Mucor, and Penicillium. The results showed that vitamin K5 was effective as a fungistatic agent at concentrations ranging from 0.006 to 0.02%.

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