Deficient Production of Hexadecenoic Acid in the Skin Is Associated in Part with the Vulnerability of Atopic Dermatitis Patients to Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus

Hirofumi Takigawa,Hidemi Nakagawa,Michiya Kuzukawa,Hajime Mori,Genji Imokawa

Deficient Production of Hexadecenoic Acid in the Skin Is Associated in Part with the Vulnerability of Atopic Dermatitis Patients to Colonization by Staphylococcus aureus

2005

Hirofumi Takigawa
Hidemi Nakagawa
Michiya Kuzukawa
Hajime Mori
Genji Imokawa

Background and Objectives: As one of the major skin fatty acids, cis -6-hexadecenoic acid (C16:1Δ6) exhibits a specific antibacterial activity and might play a spe

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Staphylococcus aureus
Micrococcaceae
Allergy
Microbiology
Antibacterial activity
Fatty acid
Immunology
Hexadecenoic Acid
Medicine
Atopic dermatitis
Atopy
antibacterial agent

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