Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 52, Issue 3, Pages 687-698Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13322
Keywords
Antibacterial activity; Artemisia annua oil; E; coli O157:H7; edible film; liposome
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31301573, 31470594]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20130493]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2014M550419, 2015T80873]
- Jiangsu Province Foundation for talents of six key industries [NY-013]
- Innovation Fund Designated for Graduate Students of Jiangsu Province [SJLX16-0443]
- Jiangsu University Research Fund [11JDG050]
- Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education
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As a natural antibacterial agent, Artemisia annua oil (AAO) exhibited significant antibacterial effect on Escherichia coli O157:H7. However, AAO was volatile and not suitable for surface coatings of fresh produce. Therefore, the edible agar films containing chitosan and AAO liposomes were engineered to overcome the defect. Chitosan was added in the film to enhance the antibacterial activity. Finally, the results showed the mean size of AAO liposomes was about 191.8nm with a polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.463. The absolute zeta potential value was greater than 30mV, and the loading efficiency (LE) of 5.0 mgmL(-1) AAO liposome was 67.45%. As a proof of concept, the antibacterial activity of the films against E.coli O157:H7 on cherry tomatoes was evaluated. The results indicated that the incorporation of AAO liposomes as a natural antibacterial agent possessed bacteriostatic effect, which had potential for using the developed film as an active packaging.
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