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<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive and safe antimicrobial composition effective on a wide range of microbes. <P>SOLUTION: The antimicrobial composition includes a microbially effective amount of a mixture including: (a) benzoic acid or a salt thereof; (b)δ-gluconolactone; and in addition, optionally, one or more of the following: (c) lemon grass oil; (d) cinnamaldehyde, cinnamon oil, cinnamomum cassia, cinnamon extract, cassia leaf oil, 3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid or a salt thereof, or a mixture thereof; (e) sorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (f) erythorbic acid, or a salt thereof; (g) arabinogalactan, galactoarabinan, or a mixture thereof; (h) a hexahydro-iso-α-acid, tetrahydro-iso-α-acid, or a mixture thereof obtained from a hops extract; and (i) Achillea fragrantissima (Santolina fragrantissima Forssk, Lavender cotton) oils. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT</p> |