Journal
FOOD CONTROL
Volume 42, Issue -, Pages 125-131Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.02.001
Keywords
Rosa rugosa; Polyphenol; Flavonoid; Biofilm; Anti-quorum sensing; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31371807, 31201422]
- High-Tech Research and Development Program of China [2011AA100903, 2013BAD18801-4]
- Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD)
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Quorum sensing (QS) is an intercellular signaling and gene regulatory mechanism, which is implicated in bacterial pathogenicity and food spoilage. Therefore, blocking bacterial QS system may prevent QS-controlled phenotypes responsible for food spoilage. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the anti-biofilm and quorum sensing inhibitory potentials of Rosa rugosa tea polyphenol (RTP) extract, which is rich in polyphenols (87.52%) and flavonoids (61.03%). The RTP specifically inhibited QS-controlled violacein production in Chromobacterium violaceum 026 with 87.56% reduction without significantly affecting its growth. Moreover, RTP exhibited inhibition in swarming motility (84.90% and 78.03%) and biofilm formation (67.02% and 72.90%) of Escherichia coli K-12 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA01 in a concentration-dependent manner, respectively. These findings strongly suggest that RIP potentially could be developed as a new QS inhibitor and/or anti-biofilm agent to enhance the shelf life and increase food safety. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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