Food Science and Preservation (한국식품저장유통학회지)

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Effect of Electrolyzed Water and Organic Acids on the Growth Inhibition of Listeria monocytogenes on Lettuce

전해수 및 유기산처리에 의한 양상치에 오염된 Listeria monocytogenes의 생육저해

  • Park Boo-Kil (School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Oh Min-Hee (School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Oh Deog-Hwan (School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Kangwon National University)
  • 박부길 (강원대학교 바이오산업공학부) ;
  • 오민희 (강원대학교 바이오산업공학부) ;
  • 오덕환 (강원대학교 바이오산업공학부)
  • Published : 2004.12.01
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Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the inactivation effect of electrolyzed water and organic acids either alone or in combination on L. monocytogenes or natural microflora on lettuce. Acidic electrolyzed water completely inactivated L. monocytogenes in broth system within 60 sec, but alkalin electrolyzed water caused approximate 1.7 log CFU/g reduction. However, acidic electrolyzed water reduced only 2.5 log CFU/g of L. monocytogenes on lettuce, and similar antimicrobial effect was observed with alkalin electrolyzed water. In the meantime, acidic and alkaline electrolyzed water caused approximately 2 log CFU/g reduction compared to control, whereas both electrolyzed water combined with $1\%$ organic acids ranged from 2.6 to 3.7 log CFU/g reduction. Among the organic acids, both electrolyzed water combined with $1\%$ citric acid showed the strongest synergistic antimicrobial effect to reduce L. monocytogenes on lettuce as well as total counts, yeast and molds. When antimicrobials, alone or in combination were treated into L. monocytogenes inoculated lettuce at $5^{\circ}C\;and\;15^{\circ}C$ for designed periods, the combined alkalin electrolyzed water with $1\%$ citric acid showed the greatest potential to inhibit growth of the bacteria. According to Scanning Electron Microscopy(SEM), the treatment of electrolyzed alkali water in combination with $1\%$ citric acid highly reduced the growth of the L. monocytogenes compared to single treatment and resulted in causing the destruction of cell membrane.

본 연구는 신선편이 양상치를 대상으로 전해수와 유기산의 단독 또는 병용처리에 의한 위해미생물의 살균효과를 조사하였다. 산성전해수는 액상배지에서 L. monocytogenes를 60초 내에 완전히 사멸하였으나, 알칼리전해수는 약 1.7 log CFU/g 정도 감소하였다. 그러나 L. monocytogenes를 접종한 양상치에서 산성전해수는 현저하게 살균력이 감소하여 3분 침지시 약 2.5 CFU/g의 감소를 나타내었으나 알칼리전해수는 산성전해수와 거의 살균력의 차이가 없었다. 한편, L. monocytogenes에 오염된 양상치를 전해수와 유기산 단독 또는 병용처리 하였을 때 무처리구에 비하여 산성전해수와 알칼리전해수는 약 2 log CFU/g 정도의 감소를 나타냈으며, $1\%$ acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid 및 ascorbic acid를 처리하였을 경우 각각 1.52.5 log CFU/g의 감소를 나타냈으나, 산성전해수와 알칼리전해수에 $1\%$ 유기산을 병용처리 하였을 경우 약 2.63.7 log CFU/g의 현저한 감소를 나타내었다. 특히 산성전해수와 알칼리전해수 모두 $1\%$ citric acid와 병용처리 하였을 때 가장 강한 살균력을 나타내었다. 양상치에 오염된 총균수, 효모 및 곰팡이의 경우도 L. monocytogenes에 오염된 양상치의 살균력과 비슷한 경향을 나타내었다. 또한, L. monocytogenes를 접종한 양상치를 전해수 처리한 후 온도별로 저장하면서 생육변화를 측정한 결과, 병용처리구에서 현저하게 생육이 저해되는 것으로 나타나 양상치를 세척시 알칼리전해수와 $1\%$ citric acid를 병용처리하면 총균수는 물론 L. monocytogenes에 의한 오염방지에 매우 효과적이었다. 한편, SEM 결과, 양상치에 오염된 L. monocytogenes 는 알칼리수와 $1\%$ citric acid의 병용처리구에서는 현저하게 세포막이 파괴되어 세포가 사멸하는 것으로 나타났다.

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