| abstract |
It is an object of the present invention to provide an antimicrobial composition which can be safely used in a wide range of food and beverages, cosmetics, foodstuffs, oral compositions or pharmaceuticals and other similar products while exhibiting the growth inhibitory activity of a wide variety of microorganisms. The present invention relates to menthyl 3-hydroxybutanoate, 2-methyl-3- (mentoxy) propane-1,2-diol, 2- (mentoxy) ethanol and 3-mentoxypropan-1-ol, 2- It relates to an antimicrobial composition comprising at least one refreshing agent selected from the group consisting of (2-mentoxyethoxy) ethanol and menthyl glyoxylate. |