Characterization of carvacrol incorporated antimicrobial film based on agar/konjac glucomannan and its application in chicken preservation was written by Peng, Shurui;Zhang, Jiao;Zhang, Tao;Hati, Subrota;Mo, Haizhen;Xu, Dan;Li, Hongbo;Hu, Liangbin;Liu, Zhenbin. And the article was included in Journal of Food Engineering in 2022.Electric Literature of C10H14O This article mentions the following:
The objective of this study was to fabricate and characterize antimicrobial films based on Agar/Konjac glucomannan (KA) incorporated with carvacrol (CV) (1%, 1.5% and 2%). The phys., structural and antimicrobial properties were studied to evaluate the effects of carvacrol on the composite films. Results indicated that the addition of 2% CV markedly enhanced the tensile strength (36.72 MPa), elongation at break (100.19%), hydrophobic properties and UV barrier properties compared with KA film. X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, and SEM indicated good compatibility and the formation of intermol. hydrogen bonds. Addnl., the addition of 2% CV showed strong antimicrobial activities against the most common food spoiling bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Finally, the potential application of the films was evaluated by the packing test of chicken, where KA-2% CV was able to prolong the shelf life of refrigerated chicken breast from 5 days to 9 days. Overall, the composite films incorporating 2% carvacrol was a promising antimicrobial packing material to displace petrochem.-based plastics to extend the shelf life of foods. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 5-Isopropyl-2-methylphenol (cas: 499-75-2Electric Literature of C10H14O).
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