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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD PROPERTIES
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 53-67Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/10942912.2015.1131165
Keywords
Antimicrobial packaging; Polylactides; Plasticizer; Essential oil; Nanoparticles; Minimum inhibitory concentration; Cheese
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- Kuwait Foundation for Advancement of Sciences (KFAS)
- Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) [FB 087C]
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Polylactide based films were formulated by incorporating polyethylene glycol, selected nanopowders (zinc oxide, silver-copper), and essential oils (cinnamon, garlic, and clove) by solvent casting method. Films were tested against three foodborne pathogens (one gram-positive and two gram-negative) for their antibacterial activity. The effectiveness of selected cinnamon oil-based film was ascertained by performing a challenge test with cheese as a food model. In vitro antibacterial efficacies of nanopowders and essential oils were also determined by the decimal reduction concentrations and the minimum bactericidal concentrations for those foodborne pathogens. It was observed that nanopowders exhibited considerably poorer decimal reduction concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentration values in comparison to the essential oils. Silver-copper alloy nanopowders exhibited lower decimal reduction concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations values than ZnO against tested pathogens whereas essential oils showed distinct antimicrobial effectiveness against all those pathogens with in vitro decimal reduction concentration values of 87-157 and 77-220 mu g/mL for cinnamon and clove oils, respectively. Among the various formulations, it was observed that only essential oils (especially cinnamon and clove) incorporated films exhibited a significant antimicrobial activity against the selected microorganisms. These results indicate that the poor antibacterial activity of the nanopowders and the hydrophobicity of polylactide could be responsible for the ineffectiveness of nanopowders in polylactide based films. Furthermore, the challenge test indicated the polylactide/polyethylene glycol/cinnamon oil film was appropriate to inhibit the growth of L. monocytogenes and S. typhimuriumon cheese up to 11 days at refrigerated storage.
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