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Table 3. Antibacterial activity of acrolein-containing solutions.

Strains	MIC₅₀ (μM)
	Reuterin			3-HPA¹			Acrolein
	None	GSH	NAC	None	GSH	NAC	None	GSH	NAC
L. innocua	42.6 ± 26.1	—²	—²	10.1 ± 0.3	—²	—²	137.0 ± 46.6	—²	—²
E. coli	34.6 ± 8.5	—²	—²	13.5 ± 1.7	—²	—²	61.9 ± 27.0	—²	—²

Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC₅₀s) of acrolein present in reuterin or 3-HPA solution, or of pure acrolein toward two indicator strains in the absence (None) and presence of scavenger compounds glutathione (GSH) and N-acetyl cysteine (NAC). Acrolein was quantified in culture medium after reuterin, 3-HPA and acrolein solutions were supplied. Shown are mean MIC₅₀ of at least three independent experiments.

¹IC-PAD investigations showed rapid acrolein formation after addition of 3-HPA solutions to LB medium.

²No inhibition of bacterial growth.