期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 23, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010384
关键词
zein; film; essential oils; eugenol; monoglyceride; wettability; antibacterial activity; mechanical properties
资金
- Internal Grant Agency of Tomas Bata University in Zlin [IGA/FT/2021/009]
- [CA19124]
In this study, antimicrobial zein-based films enriched with monolaurin, eugenol, oregano, and thyme essential oil were prepared. The films exhibited enhanced tensile properties and antimicrobial activity against bacteria, yeasts, and molds. The unique combination of polyphenolic eugenol and amphiphilic monoglyceride provided highly stretchable films with improved barrier properties. These zein-based films with tunable surface properties could serve as active packaging materials, offering an alternative to non-renewable resources.
Zein is renewable plant protein with valuable film-forming properties that can be used as a packaging material. It is known that the addition of natural cross-linkers can enhance a film's tensile properties. In this study, we aimed to prepare antimicrobial zein-based films enriched with monolaurin, eugenol, oregano, and thyme essential oil. Films were prepared using the solvent casting technique from ethanol solution. Their physicochemical properties were investigated using structural, morphological, and thermal techniques. Polar and dispersive components were analyzed using two models to evaluate the effects on the surface free energy values. The antimicrobial activity was proven using a disk diffusion method and the suppression of bacterial growth was confirmed via a growth kinetics study with the Gompertz function. The films' morphological characteristics led to systems with uniform distribution of essential oils or eugenol droplets combined with a flat-plated structure of monolaurin. A unique combination of polyphenolic eugenol and amphiphilic monoglyceride provided highly stretchable films with enhanced barrier properties and efficiency against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, and molds. The prepared zein-based films with tunable surface properties represent an alternative to non-renewable resources with a potential application as active packaging materials.
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