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FOODS
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods12010020
Keywords
chicken safety; natural antimicrobials; natural antioxidants; natural preservatives; phenolics; S; aureus; seaweed extracts; shelf-life
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This study evaluated the presence of Staphylococcus aureus in chicken fillets and investigated the effectiveness of lyophilized seaweed extracts in inhibiting its growth. Among the seaweed extracts tested, Halimeda opuntia (HO) showed significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus. HO extract also exhibited antioxidant properties and had a higher safety threshold for consumption. Furthermore, the study demonstrated that the addition of HO extract effectively reduced S. aureus count in chicken fillets and improved sensory attributes of the meat.
This study aims to assess the occurrence of Staphylococcus aureus in chicken fillets and to control its growth using various lyophilized seaweed extracts (i.e., Halimeda opuntia (HO), Actinotrichia fragilis, and Turbinaria turbinata) by an agar disk diffusion assay in vitro. Results showed that prevalence of S. aureus in breast and thigh samples reached of 92% and 84%, respectively. Lyophilized HO extract was the only seaweed that showed the antibacterial activity against S aureus with a significant difference at p < 0.05. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of HO extract was 1.5%, with an inhibition zone of 8.16 +/- 0.73 mm. Regarding 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activity, IC50 was recorded at 55.36 mu g/mL, whereas cytotoxic IC50 of the lyophilized HO extract on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was 33.7 mu g/mL; a higher IC50 of HO extracts permits their use as a safe food additive in meat products. Moreover, total phenolic compounds and total flavonoids compounds recorded 20.36 +/- 0.092 and 16.59 +/- 0.029 mg/mL, respectively. HPLC analyses of phenolic compounds profiles exhibited many bioactive substances and the higher ratio was daidzein with 10.84 +/- 0.005 mu g/mL and followed by gallic acid with a value of 4.06 +/- 0.006 mu g/mL. In a challenge study, chicken fillet (CHF) experimentally inoculated with S. aureus (ST) and treated with the lyophilized HO algal extract at 4% and 6% (CHF/ST/HO) showed a complete reduction of S. aureus count on the 6th and 4th days in chicken fillet stored at 4 degrees C, respectively. Moreover, CHF/ST/HO at 4% and 6% of HO extract enhanced the sensory attributes of grilled un-inoculated chicken fillet. Thus, lyophilized HO extracts are promising antibacterial and antioxidant candidates in the chicken meat industry.
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