Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 24, Issue 14, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241411628
Keywords
phloretin; Listeria monocytogenes; active packaging; food contact materials; bioplastics
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The development of eco-friendly biodegradable packaging has been the focus in recent decades as a substitute for traditional petroleum-based food packaging. In this study, we designed and tested the properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based bioplastics functionalized with phloretin, showing promising antioxidant, antimicrobial, and morpho-mechanic features. The functionalization of PHA-based polymers resulted in the acquisition of antioxidant activity and a decrease in the growth of food-borne pathogens. The application of these functionalized PHA films in apple packaging showed significant effects on apple sample stabilization.
The formulation of eco-friendly biodegradable packaging has received great attention during the last decades as an alternative to traditional widespread petroleum-based food packaging. With this aim, we designed and tested the properties of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based bioplastics functionalized with phloretin as far as antioxidant, antimicrobial, and morpho-mechanic features are concerned. Mechanical and hydrophilicity features investigations revealed a mild influence of phloretin on the novel materials as a function of the concentration utilized (5, 7.5, 10, and 20 mg) with variation in FTIR e RAMAN spectra as well as in mechanical properties. Functionalization of PHA-based polymers resulted in the acquisition of the antioxidant activity (in a dose-dependent manner) tested by DPPH, TEAC, FRAR, and chelating assays, and in a decrease in the growth of food-borne pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 13932). Finally, apple samples were packed in the functionalized PHA films for 24, 48, and 72 h, observing remarkable effects on the stabilization of apple samples. The results open the possibility to utilize phloretin as a functionalizing agent for bioplastic formulation, especially in relation to food packaging.
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