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antimicrobial food preservative

Term ID
CHEBI:65256
Synonyms
  • antimicrobial food preservatives
  • antimicrobial preservative
  • antimicrobial preservatives
Definition
A food preservative which prevents decomposition of food by preventing the growth of fungi or bacteria. In European countries, E-numbers for permitted food preservatives are from E200 to E299, divided into sorbates (E200-209), benzoates (E210-219), sulfites (E220-229), phenols and formates (E230-239), nitrates (E240-259), acetates (E260-269), lactates (E270-279), propionates (E280-289) and others (E290-299).
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
inverse has_role
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from antimicrobial food preservative
Phenotype where environments contain antimicrobial food preservative
Phenotype modified by environments containing antimicrobial food preservative
Human Disease / Model Data