Phenethyl alcohol (2-phenylethanol, 2-Phenylethyl alcohol, Benzeneethanol, Phenylethanol) is an antimicrobial, antiseptic, and disinfectant that is used also as an aromatic essence and preservative in pharmaceutics and perfumery.
Phenethyl alcohol (2-phenylethanol, 2-Phenylethyl alcohol, Benzeneethanol, Phenylethanol) is an antimicrobial, antiseptic, and disinfectant that is used also as an aromatic essence and preservative in pharmaceutics and perfumery.
Phenethyl alcohol has been shown to interact with the cytoplasmic membrane of other microorganisms in various ways. Escherichia coli phenethyl alcohol, at a concentration higher than that used to induce myxospore formation, inhibits growth by causing a breakdown in the cellular permeabihty barrier. At lower concentrations, phospholipid synthesis, uptake of gentian violet in E. coli and the uptake of several amino acids by Neurospora crassa were all inhibited by phenethyl alcohol[1].
[1] M.V. JONES, et al. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 1979, 6:293-296.
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