Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is the purest form of coconut oil, essentially water-clear or colourless that consists mainly of medium chain saturated fatty acids. For over many decades, the biological properties of VCO have been widely explored and investigated due to their antimicrobial potentials. The...

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Main Authors:	Mohamad Nasir, Nur Ainatul Mardia, Wan Abd. Manan, Wan Nor Hayati, Shahdan, Intan Azura, Abllah, Zurainie, Jalaludin, Anil Azura
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2018
Subjects:	QR Microbiology
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spelling	iium-655222018-09-07T04:01:12Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65522/ Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review Mohamad Nasir, Nur Ainatul Mardia Wan Abd. Manan, Wan Nor Hayati Shahdan, Intan Azura Abllah, Zurainie Jalaludin, Anil Azura QR Microbiology Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is the purest form of coconut oil, essentially water-clear or colourless that consists mainly of medium chain saturated fatty acids. For over many decades, the biological properties of VCO have been widely explored and investigated due to their antimicrobial potentials. The large concentration of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) including lauric acid (LA) and its monoglyceride form, monolaurin makes VCO effective in their mode of actions against pathogenic microorganisms. Thus, VCO could be used as a daily supplement or an alternative remedy against microbial infections. We review and discuss the current state of knowledge of VCO studies and focus on its antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities aiming to unravel the underlying mechanisms of VCO inhibition of these pathogenic microorganisms. 2018-02 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65522/1/65522_Virgin%20Coconut%20Oil.pdf Mohamad Nasir, Nur Ainatul Mardia and Wan Abd. Manan, Wan Nor Hayati and Shahdan, Intan Azura and Abllah, Zurainie and Jalaludin, Anil Azura (2018) Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review. In: International Dental Conference of Sumatera Utara 2017 (IDCSU 2017), 7th-9th Dec. 2017, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. https://www.atlantis-press.com/proceedings/idcsu-17/25891947 10.2991/idcsu-17.2018.51
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spellingShingle	QR Microbiology Mohamad Nasir, Nur Ainatul Mardia Wan Abd. Manan, Wan Nor Hayati Shahdan, Intan Azura Abllah, Zurainie Jalaludin, Anil Azura Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review
description	Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is the purest form of coconut oil, essentially water-clear or colourless that consists mainly of medium chain saturated fatty acids. For over many decades, the biological properties of VCO have been widely explored and investigated due to their antimicrobial potentials. The large concentration of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) including lauric acid (LA) and its monoglyceride form, monolaurin makes VCO effective in their mode of actions against pathogenic microorganisms. Thus, VCO could be used as a daily supplement or an alternative remedy against microbial infections. We review and discuss the current state of knowledge of VCO studies and focus on its antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral activities aiming to unravel the underlying mechanisms of VCO inhibition of these pathogenic microorganisms.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohamad Nasir, Nur Ainatul Mardia Wan Abd. Manan, Wan Nor Hayati Shahdan, Intan Azura Abllah, Zurainie Jalaludin, Anil Azura
author_facet	Mohamad Nasir, Nur Ainatul Mardia Wan Abd. Manan, Wan Nor Hayati Shahdan, Intan Azura Abllah, Zurainie Jalaludin, Anil Azura
author_sort	Mohamad Nasir, Nur Ainatul Mardia
title	Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review
title_short	Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review
title_full	Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review
title_fullStr	Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review
title_full_unstemmed	Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review
title_sort	virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review
publishDate	2018
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/65522/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65522/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65522/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/65522/1/65522_Virgin%20Coconut%20Oil.pdf
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Virgin coconut oil and its antimicrobial properties against pathogenic microorganisms: a review

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